Hans Weiditz

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Hans Weiditz (* around 1500 in Strasbourg , † 1536 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German graphic artist for woodcuts .

Life

Whether there is a family relationship between Weiditz and his brother Christoph Weiditz and the sculptor Hans Wydyz is not clear. In some contributions, the sculptor is mentioned as a possible father. He came from Strasbourg and learned in the workshop of Hans Burgkmair the Elder in Augsburg , where he later created many book illustrations for classical, scientific and religious books. Most of his prints were signed; they reveal great ability and their own personal style.

The herbal books of the father of botany Otto Brunfels were illustrated by Weiditz from 1530. In 1930 Walther Rytz discovered plant watercolors at the Bern Botanical Institute, which he was able to attribute to Weiditz. They were made in 1529 and served as templates for the woodcuts in Brunfels' herbal books. Heinrich Röttinger identified him in 1904 as the unknown Petrarkameister .

literature

  • Georg Kaspar Nagler : Weyditz, Hans, also Widitz and Wyditz . In: New general artist lexicon or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, copper engravers, shape cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers,…. tape 21 : Vouillemont – Witsen much. Witig . Fleischmann, Munich 1851, p. 364–365 , urn : nbn: de: gbv: wim2-g-1829259 ( uni-weimar.de ).
  • Heinrich Röttinger : Hans Weiditz, the Petrarkameister . JHE Heitz, Strasbourg 1904 ( archive.org ).
  • Manuscripts and prints from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Catalog 500 on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the antiquarian bookshop . Joseph Baer, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1908, p. 344–366 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive - With illustrations).
  • Heinrich Röttinger: Weiditz, Hans . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942, p. 269-271 .
  • Walther Rytz : The watercolors of plants by Hans Weiditz from 1529. The originals for the woodcuts in Brunfels'schen herb book. Haupt, Bern 1936.
  • Lottlisa Behling : The plant in medieval panel painting. Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1957, pp. 157–163 ( The herbal book by Otto Brunfels and the plant watercolors by Hans Weiditz ).
  • Hans Weiditz. In: Wilhelm Fraenger: From Bosch to Beckmann. Selected Writings. DuMont, Cologne 1985, pp. 85-111.

Web links

Commons : Hans Weiditz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Hans Weiditz  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Max J. Friedländer: Hans Burgkmair and his comrades in Augsburg . In: The woodcut . Association of Scientific Publishers, Berlin 1921, p. 84–95, here p. 90 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ): “Hans Weiditz seems to belong to a West German family and a son of the sculptor who works in Freiburg. To be Hans Weiditz. "
personal data
SURNAME Weiditz, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wood cutter
DATE OF BIRTH around 1500
PLACE OF BIRTH Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH 1536
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau