He was a novice in the Society of Jesus at Trencsen (now Trencin, Slovakia) and worked as a wood-carver in the Jesuit workshop until 1735; following this he worked in Esztergom and Vienna. From 1749 to 1760 he was the head of the Jesuit workshop at Szekesfehervar. The furnishings and fittings of the former Jesuit church there, St John of Nepomuk, and the rich, ornamental carvings of the priory and pharmacy (all in situ) were made under his direction. From 1764 to 1767 he worked in the Jesuit workshop in Kolozsvar, Transylvania
(now Cluj-Napoca, Romania). |
