David Brentel

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David Brentel (* around 1556 in Lauingen ; † June 25, 1615 there ) was a Swabian painter , draftsman and engraver . He was a son of the painter Georg Brentel the Elder , as well as a brother of the painter Elias Brentel and a half-brother of the painter Friedrich Brentel .

David Brentel: Chr. W. Fuchs von Bimbach (portrait miniature from the Weihenmayer family record, 1587)

Life

David Brentel was the third child (first son) from his father's marriage to his first wife Barbara. He learned his craft from his father, and his painting style corresponds perfectly to his. On May 9, 1580, David Brentel married Brigitta Neudthardt from Lauingen. From this marriage came the son Conrad (* February 23, 1581), who also became a painter. In contrast to his father, David Brentel stayed in Lauingen, where he worked his entire life - mainly as a coat of arms and miniature painter .

Brentel initially rented his apartment on Marktgasse and since 1586 in his own house on Hüebersgasse . His tax payments from 1587 and 1589 (3 lb 9 ß ) suggest that there was no shortage of jobs and that his income was more than sufficient. Brentel enjoyed a reputation in Lauingen and was accepted into the Lauingen council.

Brentel's work is largely lost. The two family books that are preserved in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum contain works that include coats of arms, portraits, allegorical figures, scenes from Roman history and from the New Testament. You prove his skills as a high-quality portrait miniature painter (Weihenmayer-Stammbuch) and as a good coat of arms painter (Reutter-Stammbuch). He is also assigned a series of ten etchings with passion scenes after Albrecht Dürer (1592/93).

Received works

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Reinhard H. Seitz: On the question ... , p. 28 according to parish register.
  2. ↑ a b Reinhard H. Seitz: On the question ... , p. 27.
  3. ↑ Reinhard H. Seitz: On the question ... , p. 35.
  4. ↑ Hans Rott: Sources and Research ... , p. 85.
  5. ↑ Wolfgang Wegner: Investigations ... , p. 110.
  6. ↑ General Artists Dictionary , Vol. 14, p. 133.
  7. ↑ mentioned by Ludwig Rothenfelder in: "Anzeiger des Germanisches Nationalmuseums", 1924/25, p. 144 - meanwhile lost

literature

  • Brentel, David . 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. 133.
  • Wolfgang Wegner: Studies on Friedrich Brentel . In: “Yearbook of the State Art Collections in Baden-Württemberg”, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag 1966, pp. 107–196.
  • Reinhard Hermann Seitz: On the question of the Lauingen painter Georg Brentel . In: “Yearbook of the Historical Association Dillingen” LXI – LXIII, Dillingen-Donau 1961, pp. 25–36.
  • Herbert Paulus : A miniature coat of arms by the Lauingen painter David Brentel . In: “Yearbook of the Historical Association Dillingen” LVII – LVIII, Dillingen-Donau 1956, pp. 129–130.
  • Hans Rott : Sources and research on southwest German and Swiss art history in the XV. and XVI. Century. I, Upper Rhine , Stuttgart: Strecker and Schröder 1936.
  • Ludwig Rothenfelder: In: "Anzeiger des Germanisches Nationalmuseum", Nuremberg 1928/29, pp. 133–167.

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personal data
SURNAME Brentel, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brendel, David; Brendhel, Davidt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swabian painter, draftsman and engraver
DATE OF BIRTH around 1556
PLACE OF BIRTH Lauingen
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1615
Place of death Lauingen