Hans Haggenberg
Hans Haggenberg (* around 1450 ; † around 1515 in Winterthur ) was a Swiss painter from Winterthur. He is considered a key figure in late Gothic painting in Eastern Switzerland .
Life
Hans Haggenberg was born around 1450 and was first mentioned in Winterthur's tax books in 1471. He comes from a naturalized branch of a noble family from the Haggenberg farm near Elgg . After he moved out, his studio was with his mother in the house "Zum Hintern Waldhorn" in Winterthur, which is now at Technikumstrasse 26.
As early as 1469/70 he entered the service of St. Gallen Abbot Ulrich Rösch - he was employed there until at least 1488. During this time he created the only work that was definitely attributed to him, the Codex Haggenberg coat of arms (Codex 1084 of the St. Gallen Abbey Library ). In the book he describes himself as the author of the work and a citizen of St. Gallen . It contains 1626 coats of arms, mostly from Swabian families. During this time, due to stylistic similarities, he was also credited with a prayer book by Abbot Rösch (Codex 285 of the Abbey Library in Einsiedeln ) and wall paintings in the hall choir of the St. Gallen Minster, completed in 1483, and wall paintings in the abbot's residence in the courtyard of Wil .
After his time in which he was mainly in the service of the St. Gallen abbot, Haggenberg probably painted some of the murals and coats of arms ascribed to him, mainly in churches. The most important of these wall paintings is in the former Heiligkreuzkirche (today Evangelical Reformed parish church) in Wiesendangen , which depicts the Holy Cross legend in a creed cycle of 21 pictures.
In 1475 or later he became a member of the Grand Council and the City Court in Winterthur. (The Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS) speaks of no later than 1477 at the Grand Council and 1483 at the City Court. 1475 is the year mentioned in the artist lexicon SIKART .) He was a member of the audit commission and its advocate. The Winterthur coat of arms painted by him in 1494 in the city church of Winterthur is the first known city coat of arms in color.
Haggenberg is listed for the last time in Winterthur's tax books in 1511 (HLS) and 1515 (SIKART). With Lux Haggenberg he left behind a son who was also active as an artist, but practically nothing is known about him.
Works
The following works are attributed to Haggenberg:
- 1482: Wall paintings in the choir vault of the Veltheim parish church , Winterthur .
- 1483: Wall paintings in the hall choir of St. Gallen Minster .
- until 1488: wall paintings in the abbot's residence, Hof zu Wil , Wil SG .
- until 1488: Abbot Ulrich's prayer book, Einsiedler Abbey Library
- 1488: Codex Haggenberg coat of arms, St. Gallen Abbey Library (secured)
- 1488: Wall paintings on the choir arch of the parish church in Pfäffikon
- 1490: Painting of the cloister of the former Töss Monastery , Winterthur
- 1490–92: Dominican family tree on the back of an altar wall (today in the Swiss National Museum ).
- 1492: the choir area of the former Rüti monastery church
- 1493: Coat of arms painting in the sacristy of the Winterthur town church
- 1494: "Sgraffiti" (wall painting) in the studio, Winterthur
- 1496–98: Wall paintings in the Heiligkreuzkirche (today Protestant-Reformed parish church) in Wiesendangen
- unknown: Decoration of a window in the Lower Vogtstube in Hegi Castle , Winterthur
Web links
- Dorothee Eggenberger-Billerbeck: Haggenberg, Hans (Hanns). In: Sikart
- Martin Rohde: Haggenberg, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- The Haggenberg Codex online at the St. Gallen Abbey Library
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Dorothee Eggenberger-Billerbeck: Haggenberg, Hans (Hanns). In: Sikart
- ↑ a b Veltheim Church in Winterthur Glossary.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haggenberg, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss coat of arms, book and wall painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1450 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1515 |
| Place of death | Winterthur |