Benedikt Wurzelbauer
Benedikt Wurzelbauer (born September 25, 1548 in Nuremberg , † October 2, 1620 in Nuremberg) was a German sculptor and ore caster of the late Renaissance in Nuremberg.
biography
Wurzelbauer, who learned the profession of sculptor and ore caster from his uncle Georg Labenwolf , is known for his work of fountains. He designed and poured the Tugendbrunnen in Nuremberg from 1585 to 1589 with the sculptured fountain column as his earliest work. He also designed the Venus Fountain in Prague between 1599 and 1600 and the Durlach Fountain (1603), which is no longer preserved.
He also created small bronzes such as the Abundantia , the goddesses at the judgment of Paris , as well as box tree statues and epitaphs made of bronze.
Benedikt Wurzelbauer was an important ore caster of the German late Renaissance, who created works of art under the Dutch influence.
His grave is in the Johannisfriedhof (Nuremberg) (formerly grave no. 129).
literature
- Sven Hauschke: The Nuremberg Tugendbrunnen by Benedikt Wurzelbauer - an imperial city monument , in: Communications of the Association for the History of the City of Nuremberg, Vol. 81. 1994; Available online: Tugendbrunnen by Sven Hauschke
- Ludger Alscher : Lexicon of Art. 5th volume. Publishing house European book. West Berlin 1984. ISBN 3-88436-112-0
Individual evidence
- ^ Wurzelbauer, Benedikt: In: Ludger Alscher: Lexikon der Kunst. 5th vol.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wurzelbauer, Benedict |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and ore caster of the late Renaissance |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1548 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1620 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |