Heinrich Reitzmann
Heinrich Reitzmann († 1528 ) was curator of the monastery in Aschaffenburg and author of church music.
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Epitaph for Heinrich Reitzmann in the Church of St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg
Little is known about Reitzmann's life. Around 1514 he ordered the picture of the Stuppach Madonna from Matthias Grünewald .
His epitaph is in the eastern side chapel of the south aisle of the former collegiate church of St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg . The canon is shown kneeling on it and swinging a censer in front of a Vesper picture . The sandstone epitaph is attributed to the master Wendel .
literature
- Wolfgang Schneider: Aschaffenburg. Collegiate Basilica of St. Peter and Alexander . 10th edition. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-7954-4193-7 , p. 20. (Series: Kleine Kunstführer, Nr. 230)
Web links
Commons : Epitaph for Heinrich Reitzmann - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Publications by and about Heinrich Reitzmann in VD 16 .
- The epitaph for Heinrich Reitzmann at the Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
- Works by Heinrich Reitzmann at the digitization center of the Bavarian State Library
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SURNAME | Reitzmann, Heinrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canon in Aschaffenburg |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 1528 |