Johann Gustav Stockenberg

Detail view of Otto Wilhelm von Fersen's sarcophagus, created by Stockenberg

Johan(n) Gustav Stockenberg (c.1660 – c.1710, Tallinn) was a Swedish sculptor and stonemason who worked in Sweden, Russia and mainly in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia).[1]

Work

Sarcophagus of Otto Wilhelm von Fersen in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, crafted by Stockenberg at the beginning of the 18th century
Sarcophagus for Fabian von Fersen in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, crafted by Stockenberg at the end of the 17th century

Stockenberg took part in the reconstruction of the Saint Mary's Cathedral in Reval (Tallinn) after it had been severely damaged by fire in 1684.[2] From 1687 he was employed to work on conversions and improvements to Toompea Castle.[2][3]

His best known works are several stone sarcophagi that were commissioned for prominent people buried in Saint Mary's Cathedral, notably the grave monuments for the Swedish Field Marshals Fabian von Fersen[4] and Otto Wilhelm von Fersen.[5]

Stockenberg died in Reval.

References

  1. ↑ "Johan Gustav Stockenberg", Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, Marburg: Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte - Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
  2. 1 2 Tuulse, A. (1937), "Zur Baugeschichte der Tallinner Burg", Sitzungsberichte der gelehrten estnischen Gesellschaft zu Dorpat 1935, Tartu: Gelehrte Estnische Gesellschaft, pp. 41–96
  3. ↑ "Notizen und Nachrichten", Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, 7 (4), Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag GmbH, 1938, p. 360, JSTOR 1480964
  4. ↑ "Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments, monument 1344". Register.muinas.ee. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  5. ↑ "Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments, monument 1367". Register.muinas.ee. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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