Bernhard Zwitzel
Bernhard Zwitzel (* around 1496; † 1570 in Augsburg ) was a German architect and master craftsman of the Renaissance .
From 1536 to 1538 he designed the so-called German building of the Landshut city residence as the "obrister construction manager" .
From 1538 until his death he was Stadtwerkmeister of the city of Augsburg, for which he a. a. the Jakobspfründe (1541–46), the ballroom (1548), the merchant's room (1549), the old St. Annagymnasium (1562) and the sex room (1563–65) built.
He also worked for the Fugger .
It is believed that he was involved in the design of the Marstall and Kunstkammer building (Alte Münze) in Munich.
He had several sons who also worked in construction, says Simon Zwitzel .
literature
- Norbert Lieb: The Zwitzel family from Augsburg . In: Life pictures from Bavarian Swabia. Vol. 8. Munich 1961, pp. 84-107.
- Volker Liedke: Bernhard Zwitzel, the master of the so-called 'German construction' at the city residence in Landshut . In: Negotiations of the Historical Association for Lower Bavaria. 97: 90-99 (1971).
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| SURNAME | Zwitzel, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and master craftsman of the Renaissance |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1496 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1570 |
| Place of death | augsburg |