Hans Seeck

Hans Seeck (* presumably in Braunschweig; † August 24, 1583 in Braunschweig ; also Hans Secke ) was a German sculptor who worked in wood and stone.

Life

Almost nothing is known about Hans Seeck's life, except that after his death in 1583, his workshop and house in Beckenswerder Straße 15 passed to Jürgen Röttger through the marriage of his widow . From his estate, drawn up on the day of his death, we know that he left behind eighteen painted epitaphs of various sizes and several art books. It must therefore be assumed that he was able to show his client drafts and used art books to create templates. This was quite common at the time.

plant

For Hans Seeck only one work can be verified , the tomb of Asche von der Ampfurth († October 5, 1580). The tomb in the church of Ampfurth near Oschersleben is made of sandstone and alabaster and is marked with "Hans Secke zu Braunschweig 1528". Seeck, the tomb for Heinrich the Pious of Ampfurth is attributed due to stylistic features. He worked in both stone and wood. Two wooden works are characterized by him with his monogram HS, the citizens of Arms under the windows of Begin house in Helmstedt from 1580 and the pulpit in the market church in Goslar of 1581. It was also, in a documented dispute between Seek and carpenters guild in Braunschweig the epitaph for Brand von Schwichelt in Goslar, which was no longer preserved in the mid-1930s, was addressed. Seeck was a member of the carpenters' guild. Another two gravestones in Goslar bear his mark. His maker's mark is in Braunschweig on the south side of the Martini Church on the tomb of von Walbeck and on the tomb of Anna von Schönfeld , the widow of Hans von Garßenbüttel . Alongside Jürgen Röttger, Hans Seeck is considered to be one of the most capable sculptors of the Renaissance period in Braunschweig.

literature

• Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 647-648 .
• Paul Jonas Meier : The sculptor's handicrafts in the city of Braunschweig since the Reformation. In: Workpieces from the museum, archive and library of the city of Braunschweig. Volume VIII, Appelhans, Braunschweig 1936.