Hans Holst
Hans Holst (born before 1619, died after 1640) was a Denmark, Danish woodcarver associated with Køge where he designed the pews (in association with his brother Jochum) and the pulpit in St Nicholas Church, Køge, St Nicholas Church. Background From the 1550s to the 1650s, master craftsmen from northern Germany as well as the then Danish provinces of Schleswig and Holstein were invited to eastern Denmark to decorate churches and castles. By the mid-17th century, the region had experienced a period of unexcelled richness in artistic carving in the Baroque style with auricular style, auricular decorations. Major participants included Lorentz Jørgensen in Holbæk, Jørgen Ringnis in Nakskov, Abel Schrøder in Næstved, Claus Gabriel in Hillerød, Casper Lubekke in Roskilde and Hans Holst himself. Biography Holst, the son of "old Hans Holst" (died 1623) who was a carpenter in Køge, is listed in Køge's municipal accounts as having worked with his brother Jochum from 1619 to 1623 on ...
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