Gerhard Kranemann

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Foundry mark of Gerhard Kranemann

Gerhard Kranemann , also Gherard [us] called Crapemann , Gerhard Cranemann , was a bell and grape founder who worked in Lübeck in the mid-14th century .

life and work

Kranemann worked as a foundryman in Lübeck from 1351 to 1381 together with his father and brother Hinrich. He is proven as the owner of the foundry house in Lübeck's Engelsgrube 46, which previously belonged to the well-known foundryman Hans Apengeter and was used as a foundry house until the middle of the 17th century. Two bronze baptismal barrels have been preserved from Gerhard Kranemann , which are dated and signed over the inscriptions. There are also four known bells that he cast.

Grapes and pans

A Grapen has been preserved from Gerhard Kranemann's workshop , which also stands for the export of Lübeck handicrafts to the Baltic Sea region. It is the Petersborg coin pot , a coin treasure from Skänninge in Östergötland . Lübeck and the Wendish cities had introduced foundry marks and city marks from 1354, which makes identification easier today. A pan has also been assigned to him so far.

Fifth

Fifth in Siek

The production of bronze baptismal barrels was the responsibility of the basin workers . Two of these baptismal fonts from Gerhard Kranemann have been preserved in the Lübeck area. In 1357 he cast the actually bell-shaped baptismal font used there today for St. Laurentius in Schönberg (Mecklenburg) . It rests on three kneeling angel figures as feet. The wall is decorated with two rows of saints placed one above the other, especially the church patrons Laurentius and Katharina, but also the baptism and crucifixion of Christ, Christ with the tools of the Passion and a coat of arms. Another bronze fifth is in the Peace Church of Siek in the Stormarn district . The fifth in Siek is 84 cm high and has three lions with male heads as feet. The cauldron is adorned with reliefs (eagle heads and Petrus reliefs). The Latin transcription in Gothic minuscule : Magister gherardus fecit me cuius anima et hinrici Wlmctles Requiescant in pace ; Master Gerhard made me, whose soul and that of Heinrich Wlmctles / Ulmtles may rest in peace. It is believed that baptism came to Siek as a bargain purchase after the devastation of the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century. It probably comes from a church in Lübeck. It also fits that a Heinrich Wullenpunt is documented in 1329 as a citizen of Lübeck.

Bells

The following bells are known from Kranemann:

literature

  • Hartwig Beseler: Art-Topography Schleswig-Holstein. Neumünster 1974, p. 857.
  • Hans Drescher: Grapen of the 12th – 13th centuries Century from Lübeck, works Lübeck foundry? In: Olaf Ahlers (ed.): Lübeck 1226 - Imperial Freedom and Early City. Lübeck 1976, pp. 307-320.
  • Theodor Hach : Lübeck bell customer. Lübeck: Max Schmidt 1913 (publications on the history of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 2), pp. 111f and 192f
  • Gustav Lindtke: Lübeck bronze baptisms of the Middle Ages. In: The car . 1966, pp. 53-62.
  • Gerhard, called Crapemann . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 450 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  • Johannes Warncke: Gerhard Cranemann zu Lübeck, the master of the baptisms of Sieck and Schönberg. ZVLGA 22 (1925), pp. 172-178.

Web links

Commons : Gerhard Cranemann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Drescher: Grapen des 12. – 13. Century from Lübeck, works Lübeck foundry? 1976, p. 307.
  2. ^ Hans Drescher: Grapen des 12. – 13. Century from Lübeck, works Lübeck foundry? 1976, p. 307; Fig.p. 311 No. 3.
  3. ↑ History of the Church ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 23, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kirche-siek.de
  4. ^ Theodor Hach: Lübeck bell customer. P. 112.
  5. ↑ Nyholm No. 2172
  6. ↑ Nyholm No. 275
personal data
SURNAME Kranemann, Gerhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gherard, called Crapemann; Gherardus, called Crapemann; Cranemann, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bell and pit pourer
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH 14th century or 15th century