Hermann tom ring

Hermann tom Ring (born January 2, 1521 in Münster ; † October 18, 1596 ibid) was a painter from the Münsterland artist family tom Ring .

Self-portrait around 1544

Life

Hermann tom Ring was born as the second son of Ludger tom Ring in Münster . He was initially a journeyman in the northern Netherlands and returned to Münster in 1544 at the latest. This is where he created his first work: the self-portrait from 1544. All of his works were intended for the Catholic churches and the city of Münster. Tom Ring was the second head of the painters' association in Münster from 1556, and from 1569 to 1597 he was in charge.

In addition to painting, tom Ring also designed epitaphs , chimney pieces, gable ends and carvings. In addition to the paintings of his siblings and parents (1547) and his own family (1592), he also created the wings of the high altar and the paintings of the evangelists in the Überwasserkirche in Münster.

Tom Ring died on October 18, 1596 in Münster.

Works (selection)

• Portrait of Johann Münstermann (1547; Münster, LWL State Museum for Art and Cultural History )
• Design of glass windows in Marienfeld monastery (around 1550; today in St. Paulus Cathedral in Münster)
• Last Judgment (around 1555; Münster, LWL State Museum for Art and Cultural History)
• Portrait of Goddert von Raesfeld (1566; Münster, LWL State Museum for Art and Cultural History)
• Draft copperplate engraving by Münster for Frans Hogenberg (1569)
• Series of 14 (from 15) Sibyls and Prophets (1570; loan from the Bavarian State Painting Collection in Munich to the Cathedral Chamber in Münster)
• Wood paneling in the Friedenssaal of the town hall of Münster (around 1577)
• Wall painting with crucifixion (around 1590; Münster, St. Paulus Cathedral)
• Family portrait of Count Johann II von Rietberg
• Last Judgment (around 1550; Utrecht , Museum Catharijneconvent )
• Tile III. von Vechelde and his second wife Dorothea von Broitzem in Krakow (Wawel)
• Tile von Vechelde as Mayor of Braunschweig, dated 1593, in Berlin (Grunewald Hunting Lodge)

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  Portrait of the Rietberg family 1564, detail: Ermengard and Walburg von Rietberg

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  Portrait of the Rietberg family 1564, detail: Countess Agnes von Rietberg, widowed since 1562, b. Countess of Bentheim-Steinfurt

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  Portrait of a gentleman

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  Portrait of a gentleman with a skull and a book

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  Katharina von Hatzfeld 1587

literature

• Angelika Lorenz:  tom Ring, Hermann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-11202-4 , p. 630 ( digitized version ).
• Theodor Riewerts , Paul Pieper : The painter tom ring. Ludger the Elder, Hermann, Ludger the Younger (= Westphalian art ). Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1955.
• Franz Weinitz :  Ring, tom . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 630 f.

Web links

Commons : Hermann tom Ring  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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