Andreas Schlüter (20 May 1664 in Hamburg – May 1714) was a German baroque sculptor and architect associated with the Petrine Baroque style of architecture and decoration.
The early life of the sculptor Andreas Schlüter is obscured as at least three different persons of that names are documented. The records of St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg show that an Andreas Schlüter, son of sculptor Gerhart Schlüter, had been baptized there on 22 May 1664. Doc...
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Andreas Schlüter (20 May 1664 in Hamburg – May 1714) was a German baroque sculptor and architect associated with the Petrine Baroque style of architecture and decoration.
The early life of the sculptor Andreas Schlüter is obscured as at least three different persons of that names are documented. The records of St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg show that an Andreas Schlüter, son of sculptor Gerhart Schlüter, had been baptized there on 22 May 1664. Documents from Danzig (Gdańsk) reported that an Andreas Schlüter (senior) had worked 1640-1652 in Danzig's Jopengasse lane (today's ulica Piwna). Possibly born in 1640, an Andres Schliter is recorded as apprentice on 9 May 1656 by the mason's guild. Other sources state 1659 as year of birth.
He probably did spend several years abroad as Journeyman. His first work, in 1675, may have been epitaphs of the Dukes Sambor and Mestwin in the dome of Pelplin monastery.
Schlüter's first known work was the decoration of the facade of the St. Johannis Chapel...
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