Franz Hoppenstätt
Franz Hoppenstätt (died 1657 or 1658) was a German-Estonian wood carver. Life and works Franz Hoppenstätt probably came originally from Bremen. His work is evident in Estonia from the 1640s. From 1653 he was a citizen of Tallinn. There he worked as a wood carver. His Barock, Early Baroque works that were decorated with splendid acanthus (ornament), acanthus ornamentation have become famous. Particularly well known works include: * The coloured pulpit of the church of Järva-Jaani made by Hoppenstätt with its magnificent carvings (1648) * The decorated wall of the funerary chapel of Bogislaus von Rosen in St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn (1655) * The door of the house, ''Pikk tänav 71'', in the old town of Tallinn. None of the works bear Hoppenstätt's signature, so their attribution to him remains in doubt; but all three works are by the same artist. Hoppenstätt died in the late 1650s, probably of the plague (disease), plague. See also * List of Baltic Germans#Artists, Lis ...
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Poiana Teiului is a Commune in Romania, commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Călugăreni, Dreptu, Galu, Petru Vodă, Pârâul Fagului, Poiana Largului, Poiana Teiului, Roșeni, Ruseni, Săvinești, and Topoliceni. The village of Poiana Largului is located at the north end of Lake Bicaz, at the junction of several national roads (, , and ). It has a viaduct, erected over the last section of the lake. The Petru Vodă Monastery can be reached from Poiana Largului by following a dirt road. The tombs of father Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa and poet Radu Gyr are located there. References Communes in Neamț County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Neamţ-geo-stub ...
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