Conrad Buchau
Conrad Buchau (* around 1600 in Dresden ; † July 2, 1657 there ) was a German sculptor .
Life
Conrad Buchau is the father of Abraham Conrad Buchau . He received training and participation in the Johann Böhme family sculpture in Schneeberg and in the Hans Walther family sculpture in Dresden. The civil rights of the city of Dresden were granted to him in 1622. With the help of family members and other sculptors, a kind of sculpture school in Buchau was created in Dresden with an area of activity beyond the Saxon state border. He was buried in the Frauenkirchhof in Dresden .
Works (selection)
- Sandstone figures with hunting motifs for the hunting lodge in Grillenburg
- 1644: Sandstone altar and predella of the altar for the Maria am Wasser church in Dresden- Hosterwitz
- 1645: Hunter with dog and horn (bugle), Museum of Saxon Folk Art , Dresden State Art Collections
literature
- Gerlint Söder: Buchau, Conrad . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 14, Saur, Munich a. a. 1996, ISBN 3-598-22754-X , p. 669.
- Sigfried Asche: Three families of sculptors on the Elbe. Publisher RM Rohrer, 1961.
- Walter Fellmann: Saxony: Culture and landscape between Vogtland and Upper Lusatia, Leipzig lowlands and the Ore Mountains. DuMont, Cologne 1997.
- Berthold Haendcke : Studies on the history of Saxon sculpture of the late Renaissance and Baroque periods. Dresden 1903.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buchau, Conrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1600 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1657 |
| Place of death | Dresden |