Hans Acker

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Hans Acker (* around 1380; † 1461 in Ulm ) was a German glass painter who can be traced back to Ulm in the 15th century. He belongs to the Acker family of artists, who know several representatives in Ulm, such as Jakob Acker (the elder) and Jakob Acker (the younger) . The exact biographical data are so far unclear.

Stylistic classification

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"St. Georg ”by Hans Acker, around 1440, in Ulm Minster
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“Noah's Ark”, by Hans Acker, 1430, in Ulm Minster


Acker's style turns from the so-called soft style , which is based on the ideal of beauty of the courtly world of the 15th century, to late Gothic realism . He is assigned to the generation around Hans Multscher , Lukas Moser and Hans Witz . At the same time he is an early representative of the Ulm School . His background motifs are characterized by depictions of landscapes and testify to a great love for detail (e.g. flowers, lakes, mountains, city silhouettes). This is combined with the highest technical and artistic quality.

Works

  • Cycle of stained glass windows in Ulm Minster around 1430: In the local Better Chapel he depicted the stations of biblical history in the “Chörlein” and a “Last Judgment” in the south window. For example, in the second window from the left (see picture), six scenes from the Old Testament can be seen from top to bottom:
  • Fall of Man
  • Expulsion from Paradise
  • Fratricide (see picture)
  • Noah's Ark (see picture)
  • Abraham's banquet
  • Isaac's sacrifice
  • In addition, in a north window of the Neithart Chapel of the Ulm Minster there is a beautiful glass painting of the “St. Georg ” from around 1440.
  • The Passion Window of Bern Minster from 1441 is also attributed to him , which at the time was dismantled and transported from Ulm to Bern .

More pictures

  • The 2nd and 3rd window in the choir of the Besserer Chapel

  • The fratricide, detail from the 2nd window

  • The 4th and 5th window in the choir of the Besserer Chapel

  • “Last Judgment” in the south window of the Besserer Chapel

literature

  • Erhard John: The stained glass in Ulm Minster , Langenau: Vaas 1999, ISBN 3-88360-067-9
  • Wilhelm Lehmbruck: Hans Acker. Painter and glass painter from Ulm , exhibition catalog of the Ulmer Museum, Ulm: Museum 1968
  • Wolfgang Lipp : Guide through the Ulm Minster , Langenau 1999, ISBN 3-88360-011-3
  • Hartmut Scholz: The medieval glass paintings in Ulm , Berlin: Deutscher Verlag für Kunstwissenschaft 1994, ISBN 3-87157-168-7 (Corpus vitrearum medii aevi. Germany; Vol. 1, Part 3)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Lipp: Companion through the Ulm Minster , Langenau 1999, pages 34 to 37

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Acker, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German glass painter
DATE OF BIRTH around 1380
DATE OF DEATH 1461
Place of death Ulm