Caspar Vischer (architect)

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Caspar Vischer , also Caspar Fischer (* probably 1510 in Kulmbach ; † August 11, 1579 there ) was a German architect of the Renaissance .

Beautiful courtyard with relief portraits between the arcades
Cast of a relief plate dated to 1566 and interpreted as a self-portrait from the south side of the "Schönen Hof" of the Plassenburg

Life

For the first time he appeared according to the Bayreuth chamber bill of 1542: " Fl maister Caspar Steinmetz von Culmbach to announce that Inn has been accepted by the Statmeister and has not moved ". He did not accept this position, probably to accept the job as a stonemason for the construction of Rosenau Castle , which he completed in 1547. In 1548 he worked as the second electoral builder on the Ottheinrichsbau of Heidelberg Castle . On July 1, 1561, Margrave Georg Friedrich von Ansbach -Kulmbach commissioned him to rebuild Plassenburg , which had been destroyed in the Federal War . Caspar Vischer remained in the position of Supreme Master Builder until his death, when the Plassenburg was not yet completed. From 1573 he built the armory and the fortifications. His architectural style was significantly inspired by his teacher Paul Beheim .  

One of his outstanding achievements is the design of the beautiful courtyard of the Plassenburg with more than 120 relief chest images in medallion form, which was probably made between 1565 and 1570. These pictures represent the ancestors of the Hohenzollern family up to Albrecht Alcibiades and decorate one of the most harmonious arcaded courtyards of the Renaissance.

Other achievements of Caspar Vischer included:

The Kulmbacher Caspar-Vischer-Gymnasium ( CVG ) was named in his honor.

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SURNAME Vischer, Caspar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fischer, Caspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1510
PLACE OF BIRTH Kulmbach
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 1579
Place of death Kulmbach