Wolfgang Adam Knoll
Wolfgang Adam Knoll (* 1709 in Hof ; † February 2, 1780 in Hof ) was a German sculptor. The Knoll art workshop with his father Johann Nikolaus Knoll furnished numerous churches in the surrounding area, some of them completely.
life and work
The date of birth of Wolfgang Adam Knoll is not known, his baptism was on October 20, 1709. He learned from his father. In 1735 he married Maria Barbara († September 9, 1793), daughter of the mayor and tax collector Haß. The godfather of the son Johann Christian Knoll was Superintendent Johann Christian Seidel in 1738 .
His works are reminiscent of Bayreuth artists in their figurative representations and ornaments. However, he stuck to a heavy baroque style even after it was out of fashion. He developed different versions of pulpit altars . They were created in 1742 for Marlesreuth , 1743 for Regnitzlosau , 1744 for Wirsberg , 1748 for Trogen , 1754 for Kirchgattendorf and 1768 for Geroldsgrün . His other works also included organ cases and baptismal angels , e.g. B. the now no longer preserved baptismal angel from Leupoldsgrün , the second baptismal angel from Köditz and several objects in Berg .
After his son Johann Christian Knoll (1738–1825) got a job with the city of Hof, the family tradition of wood carvers ended .
Wirsberger Altar
Trogen Altar
literature
- Hans Hofner : Hof as a power center of the fine arts . Hof 1955. pp. 62–71.
- Hans Hofner: Master of the Central German Baroque - the Alt-Hofer sculptor family Knoll . In: Grenzlanddekanat Hof . Publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Erlangen. 1988. p. 25ff.
- Helmuth Meißner: The suspension baptized angel in the Köditz church . ( PDF file )
- Karl Sitzmann : artist and craftsman in Eastern Franconia . Kulmbach 1957. pp. 301f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knoll, Wolfgang Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized October 20, 1709 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | court |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1780 |
| Place of death | court |