Johann Georg(e) Urbansky (Czech: Jan Jiří Urbanský, Polish: Jan Jerzy Urbański ) (1675–1738) was a Bohemian-German baroque-era sculptor and carver, who was mainly active in Lower Silesia.

Statue of John of Nepomuk (Saint Matthew church in Wrocław)

Life

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He was born in Kulm (now Chlumec) in Northern Bohemia. In 1693 he became a student of the sculptor Johann Brokoff in Prague. In 1697 he went to Bautzen to continue his apprenticeship with Theodor Pausewein. After 1718 he was active in Breslau (now Wrocław), working together with other sculptors like Johann Albrecht Siegwitz and Franz Joseph Mangoldt.[1]

Work (selection)

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References

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  1. ^ Marius Winzeler, Bautzener Arbeiten für St. Marienstern Künstler der Barockzeit im Dienste des Klosters, in: Lětopis 49 (2002), pp. 36 ff.
  2. ^ Church of the Feast of the Cross in Jelenia Góra