Hermann Wulff

Hermann Wulff (* around 1535 in Lemgo ; † 1599 ibid.) Was a master builder and mason from Lemgo.

Life

Wulff is one of the most important master builders of the so-called middle Weser Renaissance (1553–74). His earliest documented work is the town hall arbor in Lemgo , built in 1565 . During this time, probably between the ages of 25 and 30, he should have become a master. His most famous building is the witch mayor's house , which is also located in Lemgo , but on which his master's mark cannot be proven. Wulff is also not mentioned in the written sources. Contrary to earlier attributions, the art historian Otto Gaul also assigned the town houses Mittelstrasse 71 (previously: 40) in Horn and Mittelstrasse 64 in Lemgo to Wulff. Both buildings used to be thought of as works by Heinrich Overkotte . Hermann Wulff, who also worked as a sculptor, was several times for the sovereign, Count Simon VI. active to the lip. He built the castle barn in Varenholz and the north wing of Brake Castle and also supplied plans for the Falkenburg and Lippehof in Lemgo. The latter, however, was not carried out. His last building was the Oesterholz hunting lodge , also designed for the count , of which only small remains have survived.

Works

Alliance coat of arms of Hermann Wulff and his wife Anna von Schlieben at the Wendschen Hof (from 1566 Wulffenhof)

• 1565: Rathaus arbor and Beischlagwange, Lemgo
• 1566: Heraldic panels at Wulffenhof, Lemgo
• 1569: Blomberg Castle Utlucht
• 1571: Witch Mayor's House , Lemgo (attribution)
• 1572: Varenholz Castle , castle barn
• 1575: Town hall (Lemgo) , arches and windows in the cellar
• 1576: Mittelstrasse 71, Horn , (attribution)
• 1578/79: Town hall (Lemgo) , hall window
• 1580: Mittelstrasse 40 in Lemgo, Erker (attribution)
• 1582: Falkenburg ruins , Palas (not carried out)
• 1584–92: Brake Castle , north wing
• 1585: Breite Strasse 10, Lemgo, (Old Abbey)
• 1587–88: Remodeling work on Sternberg Castle
• 1591: Lemgo, Mittelstrasse 13
• 1597: Oesterholz hunting lodge (partially destroyed)

References and comments

1. ↑ Wulff carried out the last verifiable work on Brake Castle in April 1599. Thus, it is believed that he passed away that year. Cf. on this: Renaissance in the Weser area, exhibition catalog (writings of the Weser Renaissance Museum Schloss Brake, Volume 1), Munich / Berlin 1989, pages 132–33

literature

• Otto Gaul: Renaissance builder in Lippe . In: Messages from the history of Lippe and regional studies . Volume 23, 1954, pages 12-17
• G. Ulrich Großmann: Renaissance along the Weser. Art and culture in north-west Germany between the Reformation and the Thirty Years War. Cologne 1989, pages 182-183.
• Herbert Kreft and Jürgen Soenke: The Weser Renaissance. 6th, revised and expanded edition, Hameln 1986, pages 21-28

Web links

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