Theodorus Schlichting

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Johann Theodorus Schlichting (* around 1680 ; † shortly before April 26, 1746 in Neumühle near Fissau ) was a sculptor.

Live and act

Palais Dernath with Schlichting's sculptures, illustration from Den danske Vitruvius 1749

Schlichting's parentage and youth are not adequately documented. Since several people with this surname lived in or near Berlin during this time , his place of birth could have been there. Around 1708 he lived in Berlin.

He worked, probably on a recommendation, as a sculptor and stonemason at the palace of Field Marshal Gerhard von Dernath in Schleswig, which was under construction . Since von Dernath was entrusted with the military, Schlichting created corresponding sculptures. The palace burned down in 1868. Some of the sculptures still exist and are kept in the City Museum of Flensburg .

Schlichting used the income he had received for the work on Dernath's Palais to buy a double plot of land with a house on Lollfuß . After the end of the Northern War , he moved to the service of Eutin Prince-Bishop Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , who had previously recruited Rudolph Matthias Dallin . Schlichting worked as a sculptor for the Eutin court and in 1723 leased the prince-bishop's "New Mill" near Fissau an der Schwentine in order to secure his income.

Schlichting took over all the sculpting and stonemason tasks at the Eutin Castle and the associated garden. This included in particular the French garden , which was managed by Johann Christian Lewon . Schlichting designed all sculptures, including statues, herms, ornamental vases, cartouches, basin surrounds and decorations on the portals. Probably because of a dispute with Lewon over the operation of the water mill, another sculptor took over the shell-shaped half-shells of the large cascade. The French garden was later converted into a landscape garden. The sculptures created by Schlichting, which were badly weathered at the time, were broken off. Today only one statue remains of the work carried out on the castle.

In 1726 Schlichting designed the sandstone sarcophagus for Prince-Bishop Christian August, which was buried in Lübeck Cathedral . He probably also created the sarcophagus for his wife Albertine Friederike, which is very similar in design. The sarcophagus of Prince-Bishop Karl August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , who died in 1727, was probably created by Schlichting.

Schlichting's regular income for the work on Eutin Castle was not enough to secure its livelihood. Obviously, the water mill did not generate the expected income either. In 1727, a new, technically optimized mill was built according to plans by Rudolph Matthias Dallin , but it did not improve the situation. Schlichting therefore recruited additional clients. From 1743 to 1745 he created several sculptures for the manor house Blumendorf by Jakob Levin von Plessen , for whom he had probably worked before. In 1743 he carried out repairs on Kiel Castle . In 1742 he probably designed the sandstone portal of the Borghorst manor near Gettorf , in 1743 the high altar of the Preetz monastery church , and in 1745 a baptism angel intended for Lütjenburg .

style

Statue from Palais Dernath, Park Museumsberg Flensburg

Schlichting was one of the few sculptors in Schleswig-Holstein to work in the Baroque style . He was inspired by Andreas Schlueter and his buildings in Berlin. The works in Gottorf indicate that in terms of subject matter and several details, he was based in particular on the figures in the Berlin armory . He took up elements of the Rococo only hesitantly , something that his son-in-law Moser might have suggested.

Schlichting reported vividly in numerous letters about his difficulties as a miller. These show him as a strong-willed personality who sometimes had choleric features. His work cannot be classified as excellent. Nevertheless, he played a significant role in several important cultural buildings of his time. His biography is exemplary of the living conditions of a court artist who worked for a small residence in the early 18th century.

family

In 1715 or 1720 Schlichting probably married a woman named Anna Maria in Schleswig, who died in Neumühle before August 12, 1745. The couple had seven children, four of whom were sons and two daughters. The daughter Catharina Maria (baptized on February 15, 1723 in Eutin; died around 1747/48) married the sculptor Johann Georg Moser , who was also his successor at the Eutin court.

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Gisela Thietje: Schlichting, Theodorus. In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck. Volume 9, Wachholtz, Neumünster 1991, ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , p. 338.
  2. ↑ Gisela Thietje: Schlichting, Theodorus. In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck. Volume 9, Wachholtz, Neumünster 1991, ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , pp. 338-339.
  3. ↑ a b c Gisela Thietje: Schlichting, Theodorus. In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck. Volume 9, Wachholtz, Neumünster 1991, ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , p. 339.
  4. ^ Preez formerly Benedict. Nuns-Klst.-K. In: Georg Dehio (Hrsg.): Handbook of German art monuments . 1st edition. tape 2 : Northern Germany . Wasmuth, Berlin 1906, p. 352 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ). Preez formerly Benedictine nuns-K. In: Georg Dehio (Hrsg.): Handbook of German art monuments . Edited by Julius Kothe. 2nd Edition. tape
     2 : Northern Germany . Wasmuth, Berlin 1922, p. 384 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  5. ↑ Gisela Thietje: Schlichting, Theodorus. In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck. Volume 9, Wachholtz, Neumünster 1991, ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , pp. 338-340.
personal data
SURNAME Schlichting, Theodorus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schlichting, Johann Theodorus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH around 1680
DATE OF DEATH before April 26, 1746
Place of death Neumühle near Fissau