Hubert Gerhard

Hubert Gerhard (* around 1540/1550 in 's-Hertogenbosch ; † around 1620) was a Dutch-German Renaissance sculptor.

Gerhard was a student of Giovanni da Bologna in Florence. From 1581 he worked in Germany for various territorial princes. His sculptures correspond to the Mannerist - early Baroque canon of beauty. Important works by Gerhard can be found in Augsburg ( Augustusbrunnen ) and Munich (terracotta figures of St. Michael , as well as figure in the courtyard garden ). The Marian column is also often attributed to Gerhard . You can also find Gerhard's terracotta figures in the cedar hall of the Fugger Castle in Kirchheim .

Figures (selection)

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  Spring, 1590–1600, terracotta, Bavarian National Museum

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  Summer, 1590–1600, terracotta, Bavarian National Museum

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  Autumn, 1590–1600, terracotta, Bavarian National Museum

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  Winter, 1590–1600, terracotta, Bavarian National Museum

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  Residenzbrunnen

literature

• Juliane von Åkerman: Hubert Gerhard. In: Jürgen Wurst, Alexander Langheiter (Ed.): Monachia. Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-88645-156-9 , p. 113.
• Dorothea Diemer: Hubert Gerhard and Carlo di Cesare. Bronze sculptor of the late Renaissance. 2 volumes. Deutscher Verlag für Kunstwissenschaft, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-87157-204-7 ( annual edition of the German Association for Art Studies 2002/2003).
• Hans R. Weihrauch :  Gerhard (t) (Gherardi, Girardi), Hubert (Hubrecht, Ruprecht, Robert). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , pp. 278-281 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Hubert Gerhard  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Stefan Dürre: Seemanns Lexikon der Skulptur . EA Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-86502-101-4 , pp. 150 f .