Hans von Prachatitz

Hans von Prachatitz (Czech Jan z Prachatic ) (* presumably in Prachatice , Bohemia ; † between 1435 and 1437 in Vienna ), was a Bohemian-Austrian architect and stonemason and from 1429 master builder of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna .

Life

Hans von Prachatitz initially worked as a stonemason under cathedral builder Peter von Prachatitz at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, although the relationship - whether brother or son - remains unclear. Since November 1416 he has been recorded as his parlier , after his death in 1429 he took over his position as master builder at St. Stephen's. His marriage to Kathrei Spiegler resulted in three daughters - Magdalen, Barbara and Anna. Mathes Helbling has been documented as his successor as Viennese master builder since October 1437 .

plant

During the term of office of Hans von Prachatitz in 1433, the high tower of St. Stephan was completed, which at that time was the tallest church building. Above all, the unusual design of the tower helmet can be traced back to his planning, which, compared to its model, the Freiburg Minster Tower , is much more vertical and formally denser thanks to the insertion of eyelashes .

Individual evidence

↑ Richard Perger: The builders of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna in the late Middle Ages . In: Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte , 23, 1970, pp. 88f.
↑ Marlene Zykan: On the building history of the high tower of St. Stephan . In: Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte , 23, 1970, pp. 28–65.
^ Johann Josef Böker : St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, architecture as a symbol for the house of Austria , Verlag Anton Pustet, Salzburg 2007, p. 130f.

personal data
SURNAME	Prachatitz, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Prachatic, Jan z
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bohemian-Austrian architect and stonemason
DATE OF BIRTH	14th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prachatice , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH	between 1435 and 1437
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Richard Perger: The builders of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna in the late Middle Ages . In: Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte , 23, 1970, pp. 88f.

[2] Marlene Zykan: On the building history of the high tower of St. Stephan . In: Wiener Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte , 23, 1970, pp. 28–65.

[3] Johann Josef Böker : St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, architecture as a symbol for the house of Austria , Verlag Anton Pustet, Salzburg 2007, p. 130f.