▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁L ol land ▁and ▁Fal ster . ▁ ▁Background ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 5 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 5 0 s , ▁master ▁craft s men ▁from ▁northern ▁Germany ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁then ▁Dan ish ▁provinces ▁of ▁Schles wig ▁and ▁Hol stein ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁eastern ▁Den mark ▁to ▁decor ate ▁churches ▁and ▁cast les . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁region ▁had ▁experienced ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁un excel led ▁rich ness ▁in ▁art istic ▁car ving ▁in ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁style . ▁Major ▁participants ▁included ▁Lor ent z ▁J ør g ensen ▁in ▁Hol b æ k , ▁Ab el ▁Sch r ø der ▁in ▁N æ st ved , ▁Hans ▁Hol st ▁in ▁K ø ge , ▁Cla us ▁Gabriel ▁in ▁H iller ø d , ▁Cas per ▁Lub ek ke ▁in ▁Ros k ilde ▁and ▁J ør gen ▁Ring nis ▁himself . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁In ▁style ▁and ▁presentation , ▁Ring nis ' ▁works ▁res emble ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Fl ens burg ▁master , ▁Heinrich ▁R inger in ck , ▁who ▁is ▁therefore ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁t utor . ▁Furthermore ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁contract s ▁he ▁gave ▁his ▁name ▁as ▁R in ck nis , ▁indicating ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁origin ated ▁from ▁R ink en æ s ▁on ▁Fl ens burg ▁F irth . ▁The ▁earliest ▁work ▁bearing ▁his ▁signature ▁is ▁the ▁pul pit ▁( 1 6 3 0 ) ▁in ▁Nak sk