Albrecht Glockendon the Elder
Albrecht Glockendon the Elder (* before 1500 in Nuremberg ; † 1545 there ) was a form cutter , illuminist, letter painter and illuminator in the imperial city of Nuremberg .
family
Albrecht Glockendon came from the Glockendon family of artists . He took over the workshop of his father Georg Glockendon . His brother Nikolaus Glockendon was also active as an artist. Albrecht Glockendon worked according to his own designs and models from other artists such as Albrecht Dürer , Lucas van Leyden and Heinrich Aldegrever .
Penance prayer book by Albrecht Glockendon
Glockendon's most famous work today is a handwritten penitential prayer book in Latin with its illuminations from the years 1532/33. The contract for the so-called Bußgebetbuch Albrecht Glockendon granted Johann II. Von Pfalz-Simmern . It is owned by the Bavarian State Library and bears the signature BSB Clm 10013 (as of 2014). A facsimile of the penitential prayer book from 2010 is available in the reading room of the State Library.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brockhaus Encyclopedia in 24 volumes . 19th edition. tape 8 . FA Brockhaus, 1989, p. 600 .
- ^ Book of penance by Albrecht Glockendon. German National Library, accessed on October 9, 2014 .
- ↑ query Bußgebetbuch Glockendon . opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de, accessed on October 9, 2014 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Glockendon, Albrecht the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glockendon, Albrecht; Bell tone, Albrecht; Glockenthon, Albrecht |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German form cutter, illuminist and letter painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1500 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1545 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |