Jørgen Ringnis

[1][2] From the 1550s to the 1650s, master craftsmen from northern Germany as well as the then Danish provinces of Schleswig and Holstein were invited to eastern Denmark to decorate churches and castles.

Major participants included Lorentz Jørgensen in Holbæk, Abel Schrøder in Næstved, Hans Holst in Køge, Claus Gabriel in Hillerød, Casper Lubekke in Roskilde and Jørgen Ringnis himself.

[3] In style and presentation, Ringnis' works resemble those of the Flensburg master, Heinrich Ringerinck, who is therefore considered to have been his tutor.

The earliest work bearing his signature is the pulpit (1630) in Nakskov Church where he also created the organ gallery.

His pupils continued to emulate his style creating works in the churches of Falster, southern Zealand and Møn.