Benningk

Benningk is the surname of a North German piece and bell foundry family, whose family relationships are still partially unclear. The artist family worked beyond the actual places of activity in Hamburg, Lübeck and Copenhagen. The relationship to the Benningk foundrymen active in Danzig is unclear.

• Herman Benningk , bell founder of the 16th century in Danzig
• Matthias Benningk († 1608), council founder in Lübeck
• Reinhard Benningk († 1617), North German piece and bell caster
• Gerdt Benningk (verified 1601–1643), piece and bell caster in Danzig
• Hermann Benningk (proven 1647–1668), bell and piece caster in Hamburg, father of Albert and Hermann B.
  • Albert Benningk (1637–1695), council founder in Lübeck and royal casting master in Copenhagen
  • Hermann Benningk the Younger (1640–1679)

literature

• Benningk . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 3 : Bassano – Bickham . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1909, p. 334–335 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).

Web links

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