Georg Glockendon
Georg Glockendon the Elder († 1514 in Nuremberg ) was a German painter, graphic artist and illuminator from the Nuremberg artist family Glockendon .
biography
Georg Glockendon immigrated to Nuremberg in 1484. He worked as an illuminator, letter painter and shape cutter. The painting of Martin Behaim's globe and the drawing of the Romwegkarte by Erhard Etzlaub , the woodcuts of two editions of a “perpetual calendar” from 1493 and the publication of the German edition of the “Perspectiva Artificialis” by Jenan Pélerin in 1509 are well known. Georg Glockendon illustrated an edition of the “ Sea trip ”by Balthasar Sprenger, a traveler to India .
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literature
- Rudolf Bergau: bell end . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 238.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Glockendon, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glockendon, Georg Albrecht; Glockendon, George the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German illuminator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1514 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |