Hans Schicklin

Hans Schicklin (mentioned from 1509 in Basel ; † April 6, 1520 ) was a Swiss cabinet maker and picture carver .

Live and act

Hans Schicklin, from Teufen (Appenzell), became the benefactor of the Charterhouse in Basel in 1509 , after having lived in the monastery for some time. Since the Liber benefactorum of the convent it as valde arteficiosus et subtilis Faber lignarius et omnibus nobis laborando voluntarius fuit describes it be the 1509 begun, with 17 carved medallions provided elaborate paneling in the guest rooms of the Charterhouse, the so-called. Zscheckenbürlin room, and two for Beds (1510/1512) assigned to this room. One of the latter has been preserved (today in the Basel Historical Museum ).

literature

• Casimir Hermann Baer: The art monuments of the canton Basel-Stadt, Vol. 3: The churches, monasteries and chapels, 1st part: St. Alban to Charterhouse. Basel 1941.
• Wilhelm Vischer and Alfred Stern (arrangement): Basler Chroniken , vol. 1. Leipzig 1872, p. 354.
• Stefan Hess , Wolfgang Loescher : Furniture in Basel. Art and craft of the carpenters until 1798. Basel 2012, ISBN 978-3-85616-545-1 .
• François Maurer-Kuhn: Art Guide Canton Basel-Stadt. Basel 1980.
• Peter Reindl: Basel Early Renaissance using the example of the town hall chancellery. In: Historisches Museum Basel, Annual Report 1974 , pp. 35–60.

Web links

• Schicklin, Hans. In: Sikart
• Document on the grant of interest by Schicklin in the Basel-Stadt State Archives

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Former Charterhouse (orphanage) ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Society for Swiss Art History (Ed.): Art guide through Switzerland. Bern