Herman Han

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Coronation of Mary, Pelplin Monastery, 1623/24

Herman Han (baptized July 22, 1574 in Neisse , Silesia , Crown Bohemia ; died between December 18, 1627 and March 22, 1628 in Konitz , Polish-Prussia ) was a Silesian painter in Danzig and Polish-Prussia.

Life

The father Herman Han was a painter and created, among other paintings in Brieg (Brzeg). The son probably trained with his father, but it is not known whether he went to the Netherlands , Italy or Prague afterwards .

A first presumed painting by him in Polish Prussia is known from 1597. In 1599 Han married in Gdansk. In 1612 he and other artists applied for the formation of a painters' guild in the city and became one of their assessors. In 1614 he received citizenship in Danzig.

Herman Han painted mainly for monasteries such as Oliva and Pelplin . In 1622 the Hochstrieß estate near Danzig was given to him as a fief by the Oliva monastery. In order to be relieved of the duties on top, he painted three altarpieces for the monastery. From around 1623 Herman Han lived in Konitz (Chojnice).

His will of December 18, 1627 has been preserved. On March 22, 1628 he was described as deceased. Han was buried in the city church of Johannes Beheading von Konitz.

Works (selection)

King Stephen Bathory and the burning Oliva Monastery

Hermann Han created paintings for churches, especially in monasteries, and portraits of contemporary and historical personalities, such as Polish kings, abbots, donors in churches and others.

His painting style is influenced by Dutch, Italian and Prague models. With his contrasting light and dark, Herman Han shaped the Danzig painting of his time. The motifs are strongly Catholic, humanistic or allegorical elements are almost completely absent.

  • Altar painting, Brodkowo Church, 1597, presumed (initials HH )
  • Frieze, Artushof Danzig, 1609, repairs
  • Altarpiece Holy Trinity and Concert of Angels, Czersk Church, 1611
  • Altar painting of the Annunciation , monastery church Zarnowitz (Żarnowiec), 1616, today in kyrka Kläckeburg in Sweden, inscription Herman [H] on 1616
  • Altar painting of the Assumption , Pelplin Abbey Church , 1616
  • Altar painting of the Holy Trinity , Pelplin Abbey Church , 1618
  • Altarpiece Coronation of Mary , Wielki Buczek Church, before 1623 (attribution?)
  • Altar painting of the Coronation of Mary , Pelplin Monastery Church, 1623/24, his most famous work
  • Altar painting of the Coronation of Mary , Oliva monastery church, after 1624
  • Altarpiece of the Holy Trinity , now in the National Museum of Gdansk

literature

  • Marcin Osowski: Herman Han mistrz światla i nokturnu, narodziny baroku w malarstwie dawnej Rzeczpospolitej [Herman Han, a master of light and dark. The birth of the baroque in the aristocratic republic of Poland-Lithuania] . Muzeum Diecezjalne, Pelplin 2008.
  • Janusz Stanisław Pasierb: Malarz gdański Herman Han . Warsaw 1974.
  • Ernst Bahr:  Hahn, Hermann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 507 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Hildegard Basner: The Danzig painter Hermann Hahn, a contribution to the history of Danzig painting in the 17th century . Gdansk 1935.

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Han, Herman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hahn, Hermann (modern German spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Silesian painter in Danzig and Polish Prussia
DATE OF BIRTH before July 20, 1574
PLACE OF BIRTH Neisse , Silesia , Crown Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH between December 18, 1627 and March 22, 1628
Place of death Konitz , Polish Prussia