Theodor Quentin

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Marienkirche in Pirna

Theodor Quentin (born November 1, 1851 in Preussisch Stargard ; † March 26, 1905 in Neuenhof near Eisenach ) was a German architect who is considered a representative of neo-Gothic style and made a name for himself in the field of sacred architecture , especially in Saxony and Thuringia .

Live and act

Grave site in Pirna

Quentin studied with Conrad Wilhelm Hase at the Hanover Polytechnic and gained his first practical experience with cathedral builder Franz Josef Denzinger . At Denzinger, who was entrusted with the reconstruction of the Frankfurt Cathedral , which burned down in 1867 , Quentin found his first job in 1875. Here he was entrusted with the interior design.

From 1882 to 1887 Quentin worked in Leipzig and was the site manager for the new construction of St. Peter's Church according to plans by August Hartel and Constantin Lipsius . After the completion of the Peterskirche he founded his own architecture office in Leipzig.

Quentin applied for the contract to restore the Marienkirche in Pirna , which he received in 1888. He then moved his residence to Pirna . Through the skillful artistic redesign of the interior of the Marienkirche, Quentin qualified for further church building contracts, which he carried out primarily in Saxony in the following years. Quentin created 14 new churches, including the Jakobikirche in Freiberg (1890-1892), the St. Martin's Church in Weinböhla (1893-1895), the Johanneskirche in Meißen (1895-1898), the church in Hörnitz (1900-1901) and the St. Matthias Church in Sondershausen (1904–1905). In addition, he renewed 43 churches, including numerous rectories , parenting halls and the like.

Quentin also earned merits as artistic steward of the Commission for the Preservation of Art Monuments in the Kingdom of Saxony .

Theodor Quentin died of a stroke on March 26, 1905 in Neuenhof near Eisenach while on a business trip . At that time he was entrusted with the construction of the new Luther Church in Rudolstadt , which was completed in 1906. Quentin was buried in Pirna.

family

Theodor Quentin's first marriage to the Frankfurt merchant's daughter Elisabeth Juliane Sehner began in 1877. The marriage resulted in two sons and four daughters. His first wife died in Leipzig in 1888.

In his second marriage, Quentin married Antonie Margarete Lötzsch from Goselitz near Leisnig in 1891 . From this marriage a son and a daughter were born.

style

St. Matthias Church in Sondershausen
St. Martin's Church in Weinböhla

He represented the neo-Gothic , but Quentin not only adhered rigidly to traditional forms, but developed his own style, which ultimately also showed influences from Art Nouveau . On the other hand, he loathed the factory-like and the stencil-like, as in the opinion of many contemporaries around 1900 threatened with the beginning of the modern trend. The talented architect had an extraordinary manpower, which is reflected in his numerous works. He understood masterfully how to harmonize the historically given and the existing with the new. Another talent of Quentin was that, through serious self-restraint and wise thrift, he managed to get by with the means available.

Work (incomplete)

Fonts

  • In memory of the celebration of the laying of the foundation stone for the new St. Jacobi Church in Freiberg i. S. on June 11, 1890 . Pirna 1890, OCLC 698869369 .

literature

  • Stock houses church reports from 1905. Sondershausen town archive.
  • Klaus Hensel: For Theodor Quentin's 150th birthday. In: Pirnaer Anzeiger. Issue 9/2001, p. 18.
  • Hartmut Mai: Churches in Saxony. From classicism to art nouveau. Koehler & Amelang, Berlin / Leipzig 1992, ISBN 3-7338-0081-8 .

Web links

Commons : Theodor Quentin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quentin, Theodor . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 512 .
  2. ↑ The clergy of the Ephorie Grimma (ed.): Die Ephorie Grimma (series Neue Sächsische Kirchengalerie , edited by Georg Buchwald ), Volume 1: The Ephorie Grimma left of the Mulde . Arwed Strauch, Leipzig 1911, Col. 543.
  3. ^ Website of the Evangelical Church Community Stadtilm
personal data
SURNAME Quentin, Theodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Prussian Stargard
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1905
Place of death Neuenhof near Eisenach