David Psolmaier

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David Psolmaier (also: Psalmaier , Psolimar , Psolmar , Psallimair or Psallmair , * before 1634; † in the 17th century) was a German wax boss .

Life and works

David Psolmaier was a son of Justinus Psolmaier the Elder. He was a royal Württemberg servant and goldsmith in Stuttgart and is documented as a wax boss in Nuremberg from 1597 to 1617 .

The son David was hired in 1634 as an electoral wax boss for a year in Berlin , where he was supposed to make “counterfactures and show meals”. He received 200 Reichstaler and free quarters for this and was allowed to dine at court. He was also supplied with the wax for his work. Apparently he stayed longer in Berlin than the originally agreed year, as there is evidence that in 1636 he was unable to get his salary due to the unfavorable times and was finally adopted. According to Gustav Ebe he was permanently employed in Berlin until 1650, after Friedrich Nicolai he came back to Berlin a second time in 1650 as electoral wax boss and grotto master . At that time he earned 300 Reichstaler and also got a decent grain deposit and free apartment.

Terracotta statues of the Seven Wise Men from 1643, which adorned the barriers of the Magdalenen Library in Breslau and were later transferred to the local arts and crafts museum there, were attributed to David Psolmaier , as well as a medallion on Elector Georg Wilhelm from 1635 , according to Thieme-Becker .

A seated figure of Gustav Adolph , presumably by David Psolmaier, was shown in Berlin in 1634. It was fitted with a clockwork that moved its eyes and made the figure rise from its seat. Uta Kornmeier assumes that Psolmaier was not only the creator of this work of art, but also traveled the country as a showman with his characters. Possibly, according to Kornmeier, Psolmaier also visited Halle and made the Luther in effigy there or inspired someone else to create this figure, which has survived into the 20th century.

His brother Justinus Psolmaier the Younger was born on January 20, 1643 in Vienna for a wax-cast image of Emperor Ferdinand III. paid.

David Psolmaier had a son named Johann Georg, who is documented as a portrait painter in Berlin around 1660.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gustav Ebe: The late Renaissance. Art history of European countries from the middle of the 16th to the end of the 18th century. Volume 1, Julius Springer, Berlin 1886, p. 418 ( digitized version ).
  2. ^ Friedrich Nicolai: Description of the royal residence cities of Berlin and Potsdam, and all the peculiarities located there and the surrounding area. Friedrich Nicolai, Berlin 1786, p. 39 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
  3. ↑ Wolfgang Adam: Handbook of cultural centers of the early modern period. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-110-29555-9 , p. 211 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
  4. ↑ Uta Kornmeier, Luther in effigie, or: Das "Schreckgespenst von Halle" , in: Stefan Laube, Karl-Heinz Fix (ed.): Luther staging and memory of the Reformation . Leipzig 2002, pp. 342-370, here p. 353 ( digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Psolmaier, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Psolimar, David; Psallmaier, David; Psallimaier, David; Psalmaier, David; Psolmar, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wax boss, sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH before 1634
DATE OF DEATH after 1650