Daniel Heintz the elder

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Daniel Heintz the Elder (around 1530–35 in Alagna , Piedmont ; † 1596 in Bern ) was a builder , architect and sculptor of the post-Gothic and Renaissance periods .

Heintz was mainly active in Basel and Bern. In 1559 he became a citizen of Basel and in 1591 a citizen of Bern. There is evidence that he created the Last Supper table in Basel Minster in 1580, stairs in Basel City Hall with a Justizia figure and the Spiesshof in 1581/82 . The guild house for wine people in Basel is attributed to him. In Bern, the central nave vault of the cathedral was built under his direction from 1571–1574 . In addition, he created the renaissance lettner (broken off in 1864) and the Justitia figure on the cathedral portal (today the Bern Historical Museum ), dated 1575 . In 1588 he definitely moved to Bern and took over the office of municipal foreman.

literature

  • CH Baer: The art monuments of the Canton of Basel-Stadt I. History and cityscape. Fortifications. Area and Rhine bridge; City Hall and State Archives (= Swiss Art Monuments. Volume 3). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1932.
  • Patricia Bielander: The two Justitia statues by the South Walser builder and sculptor Daniel Heintz I , in: Blätter aus der Walliser Geschichte, 1996, 28. P. 7–79.
  • Paul Koelner : History of the spinning weather guild in Basel and their crafts , Basel 1931 (reprint 1970)
  • Elisabeth Landolt: Artist and client in the late 16th century in Basel, in: Unser Kunstdenkmäler 29, 1978, pp. 310–322
  • Thomas Lutz: The art monuments of the canton of Basel-Stadt. Basel-Stadt, Vol. 6: The old town of Kleinbasel. Secular buildings. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2004 (Art Monuments of Switzerland Volume 103). ISBN 3-906131-78-5 .
  • Johanna Strübin Rindisbacher: Daniel Heintz: Architect, engineer and sculptor in the 16th century. Stämpfli, Bern 2002, ISBN 3-7272-1086-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Heintz, Daniel the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinz, Daniel; Heenze, Daniel de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss civil engineer and architect
DATE OF BIRTH around 1530
PLACE OF BIRTH Alagna
DATE OF DEATH 1596
Place of death Bern