Bernhard Klein (sculptor)

Bernhard Klein (* before 1596 probably in Stuttgart ; † after 1614) was a German stone sculptor and plasterer who worked in the Braunschweig area.

Life

Bernhard Klein became a new citizen in Hagen on November 29, 1596 and at the same time married Anna Kocks. He lived and worked in Braunschweig until 1600 . According to its own information, no work is being created for the city itself. He had a son Bernd who was employed by him. During the manufacture of the stucco pulpit in the Marktkirche in Hanover , the latter fell down and died on May 19, 1614.

plant

The stone tomb for Hans von Bülow († December 20, 1599) in the Katharinenkirche in Oebisfelde bears the following reference: Berent Kleine von Brunsoft directed this work . It is Klein's only surviving work. Another, the pulpit of the Marktkirche in Hanover, was removed in 1853 during renovation work.

For Statius von Münchhausen he stuccoed rooms with plaster in Neuhaus Castle in Leitzkau , and also made the Priechen balustrade in the parish church of Bevern with the bust and coat of arms of Münchhausen. The stuccoed tower room of Wolfsburg Castle goes back to him.

On December 6, 1615, he sent a written request to the city of Braunschweig, in which he offered to restore the gates of St. Magni and St. Aegidien in Braunschweig, which were destroyed in the attack by Duke Friedrich Ulrich . In this letter he described his qualifications in detail, but did not receive an order because his name was not mentioned in any invoice for the construction of the fortress.

literature

• Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 397 .
• Paul Jonas Meier: The sculptor's handicrafts in the city of Braunschweig since the Reformation. In: Work pieces from the museum, archive and library of the city of Braunschweig VIII. Appelhans Verlag , Braunschweig 1936.