Hans Brentel the Younger

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Hans Brentel the Younger (actually Johannes Brentel ; * August 8, 1578 in Lauingen ; † 1626 ibid) was a Swabian card painter and minstrel . He was a son of the map painter Hans Brentel and the older brother of the painter and sundial maker Georg Brentel the Younger .

Life

Hans Brentel learned his trade from his father. On June 26, 1599, he married Margaret Lautenschlager from Lauingen. From then on he was liable for tax and lived in Kornhausgasse until 1612 . 1614-1615 he lived in the Bitterlinsgasse and since 1616 Uffm market . What is striking about him is his musical talent: in addition to his main job as a card painter, he was a minstrel. He passed on his musical talent to all of his four sons, who also became musicians.

children

With his wife Margaret geb. Lautenschlager:

  • Martin (born November 1, 1601 in Lauingen; † 1630/31 ibid)
  • Hans (born August 11, 1604 in Lauingen; † 1629 ibid)
  • Georg called Jerg (born November 13, 1605 in Lauingen; † December 25, 1644 ibid)
  • Michael (born September 22, 1608 in Lauingen; † before May 11, 1668 in Nördlingen)

literature

  • Reinhard Hermann Seitz: On the question of the Lauingen painter Georg Brentel . In: “Yearbook of the Historical Association Dillingen” LXI – LXIII, Dillingen-Donau 1961, pp. 25–36

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhard H. Seitz: On the question of the Lauingen painter Georg Brentel , p. 31 according to parish register
  2. ↑ Reinhard H. Seitz: On the question of the Lauingen painters Georg Brentel , pp. 34–35
personal data
SURNAME Brentel, Hans the Younger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brentel, Hans; Brentel, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swabian card painter and minstrel
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1578
PLACE OF BIRTH Lauingen
DATE OF DEATH 1626
Place of death Lauingen