Tobias Heinze
Illustration — St Christopher in St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn • Illustration — Pulpit in Harju-Risti church • Illustration — Pulpit in Jõelähtme church Tobias Heinze (c. 1593–1653) (also Heintze) was an Estonian cabinetmaker and woodcarver based in Tallinn.
Tobias Heinze
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Illustration — St Christopher in St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn • Illustration — Pulpit in Harju-Risti church • Illustration — Pulpit in Jõelähtme church Tobias Heinze (c. 1593–1653) (also Heintze) was an Estonian cabinetmaker and woodcarver based in Tallinn.
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He is best known for his carving of St Christopher which stands in the church of St Nicholas’ in Tallinn. It was carved to support the pulpit. He also made modifications to the Holy Kinship altar which was originally in Tallinn town hall but bought by a rural congregation in 1652. This is now also preserved in St Nicholas' Church, Tallinn.
• St Christopher statue, St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn, Estonia. 1624 • Pulpit, Holy Cross Church, Harju-Risti, Estonia 1630 • Altar, Keila Church, Central Square, Keila, Estonia 1632 • Pulpit, Keila Church, Central Square, Keila, Estonia 1632 • Pulpit, St Nicholas’ Church, Kose, Estonia • Pulpit, The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jõelähtme, Estonia • Pulpit Leesi Church, 1646?
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- 1.Kurisoo, Merike. Netherlandish Altarpieces and Sculptures in the Niguliste Museum. Codart Ezine. Codart.
- 2.Nömberg, Ebe. Restaureeritud Brüsseli altar ja Tobias Heinze (1583-1653). Koduge Teatmik. Eesti NSV Riiklik Kunstimuuseum.
- 3.Andreson, Kristia. Kolkata-skulptuurid Harju-Risti kirikust. Studies on Art and Architecture. Estonian Society of Art Historians.
- 4.Estonian National Heritage Board. 3588 Altar, T.Heinze, 1632 portreed 1836 (puit, polükroomia, õli, lõuend). National Register of Cultural Monuments.
- 5.Estonian National Heritage Board. 3589 Kantsel, T.Heinze, 1632 (puit, polükroomia). National Register of Cultural Monuments.
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