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Christoph Steidl Porenta

Christoph Steidl Porenta (born 1965) is a silversmith and goldsmith who lives and works in Slovenia. He is a knight of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Christoph Steidl Porenta
Steidl Porenta in his workshop in 2024
Occupation(s)Silversmith, goldsmith

Early life edit

Steidl Porenta (born Schneck) was born in Munich, Bavaria in West Germany on 5 May 1965.[1] He went to school in Pullach, became an industrial mechanic, and studied goldsmithing at Münsterschwarzach Abbey.[1] He was inspired by the goldsmithing of René Lalique.[2][3]

Work edit

 
Reliquary to Francis of Assisi by Steidl Porenta

In addition to being a silversmith and goldsmith, Steidl Porenta works with restoration. Since 1993, he works in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[4] His work has been exhibited in Germany, Italy and Slovenia[4][1][5] and he is the only master silversmith in Slovenia.[6][better source needed] A journalist from Dnevnik said in 2019 that his works "surprise and inspire with their rich expressiveness and bear a modern stamp with a touch of the past, fairy tales, mysteries and a touch of anxiety, to counterbalance the perfection of beauty."[2]

He has a shop and studio in Ljubljana, called Zlato runo (Golden fleece). His work include ecclesiastical rings, the hands of the clock of a cathedral,[6][2] glasses, cups[7] and sculptures.[8] He has made a reliquary to Francis of Assisi for the Bazilika Marije Pomagaj in Brezje.[9][10]

In 2017, he designed an exhibition at the National Gallery of Slovenia, celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Order of Malta in Slovenia.[11][12] As of 2023, he has three apprentices, and says[3]

It is important to me that each piece of jewelry is unique and something special. Today, it can quickly be devalued through mass production, but jewelry is a personal thing, the wearer expresses himself with it.[3]

Personal life edit

 
Pendant by Steidl Porenta. At the center is a diamond, flanked by griffins

Steidl Porenta moved to Slovenia since he had met a Slovenian woman and married her.[13][7] He is a descendant of Melchior Steidl, (1657-1727), an Austrian baroque painter.[2][14] As of 2023, he lives in Cerklje na Gorenjskem.[3]

As of 2013, since the late 1990s, he had a pet raven named Orhan. Steidl Porenta said that the bird was a useful companion, since it would indicate around noon that it was hungry, and so remind Steidl Porenta that he should also eat something.[15][13]

Awards and honors edit

Steidl Porenta is a knight of the Sovereign Order of Malta.[2][when?]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Christoph Steidl Porenta: Emajliranje". National Museum of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Panter, Mateja (8 July 2019). "Nakit, ki ne nosi teže časa". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Zlatar, ki črpa ideje iz mitologije in narave". Dnevnik. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Horvat, Marjan (30 June 2017). "Christoph Steidl Porenta". Mladina (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ Praznik, Andrej (29 March 2014). "»To je moj poklic, konjiček in življenje« | Družina – vsak dan s teboj". Družina (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Zlato runo". Ljubljana Tourism. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b Svetičič, Mojca (12 December 2004). "Med umetnostjo in obrtjo". Podjetnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. ^ Mrevlje, Neža (28 October 2018). "Zlatarna Zlato runo prepredena z mitologijo". Siol (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Blagoslov relikviarija svetega Frančiška Asiškega in praznovanje Frančiškove nedelje na Brezjah". Katoliška cerkev v Sloveniji (in Slovenian). Slovenian Bishops Conference. 10 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Na Brezjah Frančiškova nedelja" (PDF). Gorenjski Glas (in Slovenian). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ^ Hočevar, Ksenja (2 June 2017). "Ave crux alba | Družina – vsak dan s teboj". Družina (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Ave crux alba". National Gallery of Slovenia. 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Naš gost: Zlatarski mojster Christoper Steidl Porenta". Radio Ognjišče (in Slovenian). 17 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Melchior Steidl". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  15. ^ Zemljič, Tatjana (29 August 2013). "STAmisli: Zlatar in srebrokovač Christoph Steidl Porenta za STA: Tudi krute zgodbe oblečem v lepoto". STA (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2022.

External links edit

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