František Rint
František Rint (26 January 1835 –?) was a Czech woodcarver and carpenter. He was employed by the House of Schwarzenberg to organise the human bones interred at the Sedlec Ossuary, a small Christian chapel in Sedlec, in 1870. He used the bones at Sedlec Ossuary to create elaborate, macabre sculptures, including four chandeliers and a copy of the coat of arms of the House of Schwarzenberg.
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František Rint
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- Name
- František Rint
- Born
- 26 January 1835
- Birthplace
- Česká Skalice, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
- Known for
- Sedlec Ossuary
- Occupation
- Woodcarver, carpenter
- Nationality
- Czech Republic.
- Languages
- Czech.
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František Rint (26 January 1835 –?) was a Czech woodcarver and carpenter. He was employed by the House of Schwarzenberg to organise the human bones interred at the Sedlec Ossuary, a small Christian chapel in Sedlec, in 1870. He used the bones at Sedlec Ossuary to create elaborate, macabre sculptures, including four chandeliers and a copy of the coat of arms of the House of Schwarzenberg.
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According to the signature he left at the ossuary, Rint was from Česká Skalice, a small town in northern Bohemia.
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• Name — František Rint • Born — 26 January 1835 • Birthplace — Česká Skalice, Bohemia, Austrian Empire • Known for — Sedlec Ossuary • Occupation — Woodcarver, carpenter • Illustration — Signature of František Rint in the Sedlec Ossuary
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František Rint was born on 26 January 1835.
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