Ignaz Lengelacher

Ignaz Lengelacher (25 July 1698, near Peißenberg - c. 1780, Baden) was a German-born Baroque sculptor; primarily active in south Moravia.

[1] Around 1723, he entered the service of Walther Franz Xaver Anton, Prince of Dietrichstein; providing decorations and statues for Nikolsburg Castle.

He also created a "Holy Trinity Column" for the former St. Anne's Church, site of the Dietrichstein family tomb, from designs by the painter, Anton Joseph von Prenner.

He favored certain religious figures; notably Saint John of Nepomuk, with statues in Wolframitz (Olbramovice), 1728), Neumühl (Nové Mlýny [Cs], 1731) and Kanitz (Dolní Kounice, 1735).

This was followed by work at the Benedictine Church of Saints Peter and Paul [cs] in Groß Raigern (Rajhrad), a project that involved the main altar, pulpit, and organ choir.