Arent Passer
Illustration — Facade of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads Guild in Tallinn Arent Passer (c. 1560 – 1637) was a stonemason and architect of Dutch origin. He was born in The Hague and worked in Tallinn (then under Swedish control) from 1589 until his death.
Arent Passer
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- Name
- Arent Passer
- Born
- 1560
- Birthplace
- The Hague
- Died
- 1637
- Place of death
- Tallinn
- Occupation
- Sculptor Architect
- Known for
- art of sculpture
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Facade of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads Guild in Tallinn Arent Passer (c. 1560 – 1637) was a stonemason and architect of Dutch origin. He was born in The Hague and worked in Tallinn (then under Swedish control) from 1589 until his death.
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Buried in St. Olaf's church in Tallinn. Best known artwork by Arent Passer is the tomb chest of the Swedish Commander-in Chief Pontus De La Gardie and his wife baroness Sofia Johansdotter Gyllenhielm in the Dome Church, made in 1595. Architectural solution of the facade with numerous relieves of former House of the Blackheads, made in 1597 as well as several tomb monuments in the Dome Church - Caspar von Tiesenhausen (1591); Carl Henriksson Horn af Kanckas, lord of Kankainen; Otto Yxkull (also Üexküll, Üksküla, 1601), lord of Vigala and Kiltsi; Richard Rosenkrantz (1623) and Thomas Ramm (1632).
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Karl Henriksson Horni (u 1550 – 1601) ja tema abikaasa (Agnes von Delwigiga (maetud 1611)) hauaplaat Tallinna toomkirikus.
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Key facts
• Name — Arent Passer • Born — 1560 • Birthplace — The Hague • Died — 1637 • Place of death — Tallinn • Resting Place — St. Olaf's church • Citizenship — Dutch • Occupation — Sculptor Architect • Known for — art of sculpture
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1560
Arent Passer was born on 1 January 1560.
1637
Arent Passer died on 1 January 1637.
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Arent Passer was born at The Hague.
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Arent Passer died at Tallinn.
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