Johann Gustav Stockenberg

Johan(n) Gustav Stockenberg (c. 1660 – c. 1710, Tallinn) was a Swedish sculptor, wood carver and stonemason who worked in Sweden, Russia and mainly in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia).^[3]

Johann Gustav Stockenberg
Gustav Jansson Stockenberg [1]
Detail view of Otto Wilhelm von Fersen's sarcophagus, likely [2] created by Stockenberg
Born	before c. 1660 Sweden
Died	c. 1710 Tallinn, Estonia
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	several stone sarcophagi in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
Style	Baroque sculpture
Spouse	Magdalena Lamoureux [1]

Life and work

Sarcophagus of Otto Wilhelm von Fersen in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, likely ^[2] crafted by Stockenberg at the beginning of the 18th century

Stockenberg was born in Sweden (probably in Stockholm)^[1] and came to Reval (Tallinn) from Copenhagen (Denmark), where he had moved with his brother in law Abraham-César Lamoureux in 1681.^[4]

He lived on St. Anthony's Hill in Reval ^[5] and took part in the reconstruction of Saint Mary's Cathedral after it had been severely damaged by fire in 1684.^[6][7] From 1687 he was employed to work on conversions and improvements to Toompea Castle.^[7][8] In August 1705 he was referred to as ″Königl. Fortifications Bild und Steinhauer″ (royal fortification's sculptor and stonemason).^[9]

In 1688, he constructed the windows, doors and stairs for Maardu Manor, which brought him into conflict with the guild of masons and sculptors as he was not a member of the guild.^[5]

His best known works are several stone sarcophagi that were commissioned for prominent people buried in Saint Mary's Cathedral,^[10] notably the grave monuments for Otto Reinhold Taube [et],^[11] as well as the Swedish Field Marshals Fabian von Fersen (crafted by Stockenberg at the end of the 17th century)^[12] and Otto Wilhelm von Fersen.^[2]

Stockenberg died in Reval.

Sarcophagus for Fabian von Fersen [12] Sarcophagus for Otto Reinhold von Taube [11] Sarcophagus for Otto Wilhelm von Fersen [2]

Literature

• Karling, S.I. (1943), Holzschnitzerei und Tischlerkunst der Renaissance und des Barocks in Estland, Commentationes Litterarum Societatis Esthonicae, vol. 34, Tartu: Õpetatud Eesti Selts, hdl:10062/20782
• Karling, S.I. (1936), Narva: Eine Baugeschichtliche Untersuchung, Kungl. Vitterhets- historie- och antikvitets akademien. Archäologische Monographien, vol. 25, Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand
• Antikvariska studier III, Kungl. Vitterhets, historie och antikvitets akademiens handlingar, Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand, 1948

References

1. Bertil Waldén [in Swedish] (1942), Nicolaes Millich och hans krets: studier i den karolinska barockens bildhuggarkonst (in Swedish), Stockholm: Saxon & Lindströms förlag, p. 162
2. "monument 1367". Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments. Register.muinas.ee. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
3. "Johan Gustav Stockenberg", Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur (in German), Marburg: Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte - Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, retrieved 2018-03-06
4. Emil Marquard (1925), "Abraham Cæsar Lamoureux", in Østifternes historisk-topografiske selskab (ed.), Fra arkiv og museum, Serie 2 (in Danish), Copenhagen: Arnold Busck, pp. 245–247, retrieved 2019-02-28
5. "EAA.1.2.483", Arhiivi infosüsteem (AIS) (in Estonian), Tallinn: Rahvusarhiiv, the National Archives of Estonia, retrieved 2023-04-21
6. Mäeväli, S. (1993), Architectural and art monuments in Tallinn, Tallinn: Perioodika, ISBN 9785797904724
7. Tuulse, A. (1937), "Zur Baugeschichte der Tallinner Burg", Sitzungsberichte der gelehrten estnischen Gesellschaft zu Dorpat 1935 (in German), Tartu: Gelehrte Estnische Gesellschaft, pp. 41–96, hdl:10062/21055
8. "Notizen und Nachrichten", Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte (in German), vol. 7, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag GmbH, 1938, p. 360, doi:10.2307/1480964, JSTOR 1480964
9. "Tallinna nööbitegijate tsunft vastusega kindlustustööde kiviraidur Stockenbergi abikaasa Magdalena Lamouree palvele lubada tal elatist teenida nööpide valmistamisega (EAA.1.2.671)", SAAGA (in Estonian), Tallinn: Rahvusarhiiv, the National Archives of Estonia, retrieved 2023-04-21
10. Mäeväli, S. (1981), Historical and architectural monuments in Tallinn, Tallinn: Perioodika
11. "monument 1343". Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments. Register.muinas.ee. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
12. "monument 1344". Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments. Register.muinas.ee. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

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