Hans Scham
Hans Scham (* 1588 in Ottobeuren ; † August 18, 1654 in Oberstdorf ) was a South Swabian Baroque sculptor .
Life
The sculptor Hans Scham enjoyed high recognition in the southern Swabian region in the first half of the 17th century. He came from a well-known Ottobeurer family of artists. His father Kaspar, born in 1564, worked both in stone and in wood. It can be assumed that Hans Scham did an apprenticeship with his father. The artist, born in 1588, lived in Ottobeuren until 1633. When the Swedes occupied his hometown, he fled to Oberstdorf in 1633. Hans Scham died on August 18, 1654 in his new adopted home.
Services
Scham had already worked as a master at the altar for the collegiate church in Ellwangen at the age of 17 . He also made altars in the church in Eldern (1603–1611), the Wolfgang Chapel in Wangen (1613–1617), the Ochsenhausen monastery church (1620) and the church in Achstetten (1625). His best-known work in the Oberstdorf period were altars in the Hindelang parish church in 1637/38. In Rettenberg he probably designed the new high altar in 1641/42. However, as art styles changed, these altars were replaced and some of the sculptures were used in less important churches and chapels. The crucifixion group from Ochsenhausen in Hattenburg (1620/22) and the Mother of God in the parish church of St. Verena in Fischen (approx. 1641) from Scham are certain. The crescent moon Madonna in the church in Vorderhindelang and a life-size cruciform fixus in the parish church of St. Verena in Fischen also come from his workshop.
literature
- Sabine Russ: Gabriel Dreer and the artistic activity of the Admont and Ottobeuren monasteries. With a contribution to the sculptor Hans Scham. , Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich-Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-422-06456-7 .
- Bernhard Zirkel, Werner Grundmann: History of the market Oberstdorf. Volume 3, Oberstdorf 1976
- Dietrich Sahlmann: Oberstdorfer church books 1615–1899. Oberstdorf 1999
- Bernhard Kühling: Allgäu artist lexicon . Kempten 2012
- Michael Petzet: The art monuments of the district of Sonthofen. Munich 1964
- Leo Huber: The plague years 1643 and 1635. In: Unser Oberstdorf, Heft 7 and 8, Oberstdorf 1985
Web links
- The sculptor Hans Scham (1588–1654) in the Oberstdorf online guide
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shame, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foam, Hans; Shiver, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Swabian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1588 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottobeuren |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1654 |
| Place of death | Oberstdorf |