Michael Carowsky (1707- 1745) was a Swedish church painter.

Biography

Carowsky moved from Danzig to Gothenburg, Sweden where he became master at the City of Gothenburg Art and Painters' Office (''Göteborgs Målareämbete'') in 1742. In 1744, he was married to the artist

Maria Carowsky Maria Carowsky (née Ross) (1723–1793) was a Swedish artist. Maria Carowsky was born in Gothenburg to the artist Johan Ross the Elder, an emigrant from Holstein. In 1744, she married the artist Michael Carowsky. She was widowed in 1745 and ...

(1723-1793). The couple had one daughter,

Christina Elisabeth Carowsky Christina Elisabeth Carowsky (March 5, 1745 – 1797) was a Swedish painter. Biography Carowsky was born in Gothenburg into a family of artists. Her mother was Maria Carowsky and Michael Carowsky, and her grandfather was Johan Ross the Elder. ...

(1745-1797), who became a notable portrait painter in Gothenburg. His master works consisted of paintings at the Gothenburg City Hall (''Stora rådhussalen''). Among other works are the figural paintings at Borgvik Church (''Borgviks kyrka'') from 1745 and, together with his father-in-law Johan Ross the Elder (1695–1773), he completed church ceiling paintings at

Örgryte Old Church The Örgryte Old Church ( sv, Örgryte gamla kyrka) is a church building in Örgryte in Gothenburg, Sweden. Belonging to the Örgryte Parish of the Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national ...

(''Örgryte gamla kyrka'') from 1741.

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Svenskt konstnärslexikon The ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' is a dictionary of Swedish art and artists that was published in five volumes by Allhems Förlag AB from 1952 to 1967.Swedish artists 1707 births 1745 deaths