Gregorius Sickinger
Gregorius Sickinger (* around 1558 in Solothurn , Switzerland ; † 1631 ibid) was a versatile artist whose works are primarily known for his large-format cityscapes. He worked as a painter, draftsman, form cutter, eraser and engraver in Switzerland and southern Germany.
Life
Gregorius Sickinger was born in Solothurn as the son of the crossbow maker Diebold Sickinger and his wife Verena zum Bach. His year of birth is - contrary to other information in the older literature - not clearly attested. In addition to Gregorius, five siblings (Ulrich, Franz, Lienhard, Maria and Barbara) are known. Sickinger married Catharina Seyler on May 17, 1580 in his hometown and took the oath there on June 24, 1584. After the death of his first wife, he married Elisabeth Theidtrich on February 5, 1595. After her death, he married Anna Reinhard on September 2, 1614. He died impoverished in 1631 in the Solothurn hospital.
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Gregorius Sickinger created a large number of works that are little known today, including numerous woodcuts (for example bookplates and book illustrations) as well as copper engravings and etchings. But wall paintings and drawings by his hand have also come down to us. He is considered to be the inventor of the pantograph, which was then brought out by Christoph Scheiner.
His earliest, dated and signed works are two bookplates from 1574. The best known are his cityscapes of Freiburg im Üechtland (Switzerland), Freiburg im Breisgau , Solothurn and Bern . These representations are u. a. important as image sources for the architectural and cultural history of the cities depicted. His woodcuts are also important for various editions of Sebastian Munster's cosmography .
literature
- Frank Hieronymus: Sickinger, Gregor. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Zetter-Collin, Franz Anton / Zemp, Josef: Gregorius Sickinger. Painter, draftsman, engraver and shape cutter from Solothurn. In: Anzeiger für Schweizerische Altertumskunde 29/2 (June 1896), pp. 49–66 (on this the addendum in: Anzeiger für Schweizerische Altertumskunde, New Part 13 (1911), pp. 47–49.) Doi: 10.5169 / seals-158898
- Mangei, Johannes: Gregorius Sickinger and Freiburg. Representation and self-portrayal of the city of Freiburg since the 16th century. In: Friburgum - Freiburg. Views of a city. Freiburg, Waldkirch 1995, pp. 9-30. ISBN 3-87885-312-2 .
- German engravings, etchings and woodcuts. Around 1400 - 1700 / FWH Hollstein. Vol. 59: Johann Adam Seupel to Söckler / comp. by Gero Seelig. Ed. by Giulia Bartrum. - Rotterdam 2001, pp. 131-167.
- Mangei, Johannes: Gregorius Sickinger (1558? - 1631). Wood cutter, engraver, eraser, draftsman and painter from Solothurn. In: Lebensbilder from Baden-Württemberg 20. Stuttgart 2001, pp. 76–99. ISBN 3-17-017333-2 .
- Mangei, Johannes: Gregorius Sickinger's views of Freiburg from 1589. Sources on the history of the city in the late Middle Ages and early modern times. Freiburg 2003. ISBN 3-923272-29-4 .
- Wehrens, Hans Georg: Freiburg on the two copper engravings by Gregorius Sickinger (1589); in: Freiburg im Breisgau 1504-1803, woodcuts and copper engravings; Herder Verlag, Freiburg 2004, p. 57 ff. ISBN 3-451-20633-1 .
Web links
- Axel Christoph Gampp: Sickinger, Gregorius. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sickinger, Gregorius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter, draftsman, form cutter, eraser and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1558 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1631 |
| Place of death | Solothurn |