The Most Famous
SCULPTORS from Slovakia
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Slovak Sculptors of all time. This list of famous Slovak Sculptors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jan Brokoff (1652 - 1718)
With an HPI of 57.30, Jan Brokoff is the most famous Slovak Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Jan Brokoff, also known as Johann Brokoff, (23 June 1652 – 28 December 1718) was a baroque-era sculptor and carver. Brokoff was of Carpathian German origin, born in Georgenberg, Royal Hungary today Spišská Sobota in Slovakia, and later working and living in Bohemia. He was the father of the sculptors Michael Brokoff and Ferdinand Brokoff. In 1675, Brokoff moved from Hungary and worked at various places mainly in western Bohemia. Three years later, in 1692 he settled in Prague and gained burgher rights in Prague's Staré město (Old Town). He and his wife Elisabeth (Czech: Eliška) born Spingler had four children–sons, Michal Jan Josef, Ferdinand Maxmilian and Antonin Sebastian, and a daughter, Anna Eleonora. Two of the sons continued in his work (and the younger, Ferdinand Maxmilian, becoming the more prominent), the third son, Antonín Sebastian, later became the court poet in Vienna. Jan Brokoff died in Prague.
2. János Fadrusz (1858 - 1903)
With an HPI of 53.36, János Fadrusz is the 2nd most famous Slovak Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
János Fadrusz (2 September 1858, Pressburg – 26 October 1903, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor in the Neoclassical style. He was especially noted for his works on historical subjects.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Slovak sculptors born between 1652 and 1858. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Slovak sculptors include Jan Brokoff, and János Fadrusz. As of April 2024, 2 new Slovak sculptors have been added to Pantheon including Jan Brokoff, and János Fadrusz.
