Florian Abel (painter)
Florian Abel (*? In Cologne , † May 14, 1565 probably in Prague ) was a German painter and draftsman of the Renaissance .
Life
Florian Abel, who came from the Abel family of artists in Cologne , lived in Prague and probably died there too. On April 28, 1561 received he and his brothers Bernhard Abel and Arnold Abel , both masons and sculptors , in Vienna the common contract for design of the long unfinished tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the Hofkirche at Innsbruck by twenty-four reliefs of marble . His preliminary drawings of the overall design, which he sent to Innsbruck in 1561, adhered to the German Renaissance painting of his time. These drawings are no longer preserved.
After the death of his brothers in 1563 and 1564, the further execution of the relief work was entrusted to the sculptor Alexander Colin , who took over all of Florian Abel's models.
A catalog raisonné has not yet been established.
For the life and work of the Abel brothers, see Abel brothers .
literature
- Margarete Braun-Ronsdorf: Cologne artist family Abel. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 10 ( digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Schmidt : in: Bernhard Abel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 11 f.
Web links
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: Sighting towards the cenotaph of Emperor Maximilian I in Innsbruck
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abel, Florian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and draftsman of the Renaissance |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1565 |
| Place of death | unsure: Prague |