Wilhelm Schorigus the Elder
Wilhelm Schorigus the Elder (* unknown, presumably Braunschweig ; buried February 25, 1661 in Braunschweig), also Schurrius, Schurig, Sorgius , was a Braunschweig stonemason , wood and stone sculptor .
Life
Wilhelm Schorigus the Elder Ä. became a new citizen of the old town on November 30, 1635 after he had completed the upper work of the organ in the St. Andrew's Church . In 1643 he bought the house at Gördelingerstraße 12. He had an illegitimate son Wilhelm Schorigus the Elder. J. with the widow of Ulrich Stamm , a Braunschweig sculptor. In 1654 he paid 96 thalers to the Weddeschatz in order to receive a pension of 4 thalers 24 groschen per year. His son Schorigus d. J. continued the workshop after his death in 1661. A grandson of Schorigus d. J., Johann Christian Schurries , also became a sculptor in Braunschweig.
plant
Schorigus d. Ä. was commissioned on April 17, 1632 to carve the upper part of the organ of the St. Andrew's Church according to the design of the organ maker Jonas Weigel , for which he received 60 thalers out of a total of 87.5 thalers on December 1, 1634. The works are characterized by their mastery of figurative and ornamental forms. However, his figures seem a bit stiff. This also applies to the coat of arms made by him for Duke August d. J. at the Herzogtor in Wolfenbüttel , which is said to be kept in the State Museum in Braunschweig. In 1647 he received 130 thalers from the duke to demolish the duke's gate in Wolfenbüttel. The organ case, which he created together with Andreas Meveus for the Dankwarderode Castle in 1636 - and is no longer preserved - was paid for 60 thalers. For the head on the well post on the Kohlmarkt , which has also not been preserved, he received 7.5 schillings. Furthermore, on December 21, 1659, he was given the task of “cutting” the coats of arms for the Alte Waage . An order for a sub-floor of a tiled stove for 6 marks is documented.
literature
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 8th to 18th centuries , p. 669, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7
- Paul Jonas Meier : The sculptor's handicrafts in the city of Braunschweig since the Reformation. In: Workpieces from the museum, archive and library of the City of Braunschweig VIII., Appelhans, Braunschweig 1936.
Individual evidence
- ↑ JP Meier: Das Kunsthandwerk, p. 82 (see literature)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schorigus, Wilhelm the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schorigus; Schurrius; Schurig; Sorgius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | buried February 25, 1661 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |