Hans Frei (lute maker)
Hans Frei , also Hans Frey (* around 1450 in Nuremberg ; † November 21, 1523 in Nuremberg) was an important lute maker who worked in Nuremberg and Bologna .
Life
The universally educated Hans Frei was originally a coppersmith and also worked as a harpist and composer. He spent large parts of his life in Bologna, where he ran a workshop for making instruments. The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the Germanisches Nationalmuseum have preserved lutes by Hans Frei's. However, many of the renaissance lutes from Frei's workshop were bought up in the 17th century and converted into baroque lutes or theorbs , especially in France .
family
Hans Frei was Albrecht Dürer's father-in-law , who married his daughter Agnes († 1539) in 1494 . His son Johann Frei († 1523) was also a musician.
literature
- Willibald Leo Freiherr v. Lütgendorff: The violins and lute makers from the Middle Ages to the present day. 4th edition, 1st volume. Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt AG, Frankfurt, 1922.
- Adolf Layer: The Allgäu lute and violin makers, a chapter of Swabian cultural achievement for Europe. Augsburg, 1978.
Web links
- Hans Frei in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Free, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frey, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | important lute maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1450 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1523 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |