Elias Gunzenhäuser

Elias Gunzenhäuser (* in the 16th century ; † 1606 ) was a German carpenter and master builder from Schorndorf who worked in Württemberg.

life and work

Overall, little is known about Gunzenhäuser, especially since he was overshadowed by Heinrich Schickhardt , to whom the department store and town church in Freudenstadt were sometimes erroneously ascribed. His major works include the church in Waldenbuch and the department store and the angle church built Town Church in Freudenstadt . In the town church of St. Veit in Waldenbuch, Gunzenhäuser suspended the large west gallery from the wooden roof structure. The large gallery floats in the room without supports, a masterpiece. As a leading carpenter, Eilas Gunzenhäuser was also responsible for the roof of the New Lusthaus in Stuttgart. This self-supporting roof with remarkable wood connections was innovative and a special feature at the end of the 16th century; it was admired beyond the national borders.

• 1584–1593 Roof structure and ceiling of the New Lusthaus Stuttgart
• 1598–1600 Roof structure and coffered ceiling in the south wing of Weikersheim Castle with the knight's hall and chapel
• 1605 Heidenheim an der Brenz , Castle Church Castle Hellenstein , - since 1901 municipal museum
• 1601–1606 Evangelical town church in Freudenstadt
• until 1606 Evangelical town church St. Veit Waldenbuch

literature

• Christoph Seeger: “It doesn't always have to be Schickhardt!” On the importance of Heinrich Schickhardt for church building in Württemberg at the beginning of the 17th century . In: Robert Kretzschmar (ed.): New research on Heinrich Schickhardt (publications of the commission for historical regional studies in Baden-Württemberg, series B, vol. 151). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2002, pp. 111-143.
• Julius Baum: Research on the main works of the master builder Heinrich Schickhardt in Freudenstadt, Mömpelgard and Stuttgart, as well as on the castles in Weikersheim and Aschaffenburg (studies on German art history, vol. 185). Heitz, Strasbourg 1916.
• Werner Fleischhauer: Renaissance in the Duchy of Württemberg . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1971.
• Nikolai Ziegler (arr.): "One of the finest creations of the German Renaissance" - the New Lusthaus in Stuttgart . Book accompanying the exhibition of the same name in the Stuttgart State Archives. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-17-031540-2 , pp. 73 ff.
• Nikolai Ziegler, Ulrike Plate, Thomas Kreißl, Albert Kieferle: Lusthaus ruin in the Stuttgart palace garden. The fate of a special monument . In: Monument Preservation in Baden-Württemberg , Volume 45, 2016, Issue 2, pp. 90–96. ( PDF; 6.5 MB )
• Nicolai Ziegler: Between Form and Construction - The New Lusthaus in Stuttgart . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2016, ISBN 978-3-7995-1128-5 , plus dissertation, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart 2015.
• Ev. Stadtkirche St. Veit Waldenbuch: A little church guide , flyer, March 2016.

Web links

• On the construction history of the rectory in Nufringen, another Gunzenhauser factory