Johann Heinrich Amman

Johann Heinrich Amman , also Hans Heinrich Ammann (born November 15, 1607 in Pieterlen ; died July 9, 1669 in Neunkirch ) was a Swiss seal cutter, translator, mint master, bronze caster and bailiff who worked in the 17th century.

Life

Amman was the son of the pastor Johann Conrad Amman and his wife Anna (née Koch). He completed an apprenticeship as a seal cutter and was administrator of the Paradieser and Scholarship Office from 1637 to 1644. From 1648 to 1662 he was a councilor, from 1652 to 1658 donor master and from 1656 to 1659 mint master of the city of Schaffhausen. He was also Vogtrichter from 1660 to 1662, from 1662 to 1666 as a guild master of the male guild in the monastery of Rat and most recently from 1666 to 1669 as governor of Neunkirch.

According to the inscription, the bronze plate on the grave of Abbot Eberhard von Bernhausen († 1642) in the monastery church in Rheinau comes from Amman, signed with his full name . Furthermore, he made children's comedies for the booklet . Guided by images of symbols and teaching; for instruction in good morals. by Jacob Cats , the copper and the translation of the 18 children's games, by Conrad Meyer supplemented by another eight games and illustrated under the title Six and zwänzig void Children's have been released.

literature

• Hans Vollmer : Amman, Johann Heinrich . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 413 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• The art monuments of Switzerland. Volume VII. (Zurich 1), 1938, p. 280.
• Dankmar Trier: Johann Heinrich Ammann . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 3, Seemann, Leipzig 1990, ISBN 3-363-00116-9 , p. 246. (with further literature).

Individual evidence

1. ^ City Archives Schaffhausen - Ernst Rüedi: Hans Heinrich Ammann, mint master and governor. Pp. 19-32 (PDF).
2. ↑ Oliver Landolt: Hans Heinrich Ammann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . June 26, 2001. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .
3. ^ Erwin Rothenhäusler: Building history of the Rheinau monastery . In: Society for the promotion of history, antiquity and folklore of Freiburg, the Breisgau and the neighboring landscapes (ed.): Journal of the Society for the promotion of history, ancient and folklore of Freiburg, the Breisgau and the neighboring landscapes ( =  Allemania NF band 4 ). tape 19 , No. 465, 1903, OCLC 868016996 , pp. 82 ( dl.ub.uni-freiburg.de - Freiburg historical holdings - digital).
4. ^ Jacob Cats: H. Jacob Catsen Children's comedies: guided by images of meaning and teaching; for instruction in good manners . Brought from the Nider to the Hochteutsche by H. Johann Heinrich Amman. And decorated with copper pieces, increased and published by Conrad Meyern / Mahlern in Zurich. Conrad Meyer, Zurich 1657, OCLC 81548862 ( dlib.gnm.de ).
5. ↑ Martina Sulmoni: "A youth who loves art and virtues ": the image-text combinations in the New Year's papers of the Zurich Burger Library from 1645 to 1672 . Peter Lang, 2007, ISBN 978-3-03911-172-5 , pp. 49 ( limited preview in Google Book search).