František Rint
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Born | Česká Skalice, Bohemia | 26 January 1835
Nationality | Czech |
Occupation | Woodcarver and Carpenter |
Known for | Sedlec Ossuary |
Signature of František Rint in the Sedlec Ossuary.
František Rint (26 January 1835 - ?) was a 19th-century Czech woodcarver and carpenter. He was employed by the House of Schwarzenberg to organize the human bones interred at the Sedlec Ossuary, a small Christian chapel in Sedlec, in 1870. He used the bones at Sedlec Ossuary to create elaborate, macabre sculptures,[1] including four chandeliers and a copy of the Schwarzenberg coat of arms. According to the signature he left at the Ossuary, Rint was from Česká Skalice, a small town in northern Bohemia.
References[]
- ^ Benjamin, Kathy (2013). Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever. Simon and Schuster. p. 29. ISBN 9781440557088.
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- 1835 births
- Czech sculptors
- Czech male sculptors
- People from Česká Skalice
- Czech artist stubs
- European sculptor stubs