Johann Hescheler
Johann Hescheler (baptized January 25, 1638 in Bern ; † 1689 there ) was a Swiss carver .
Johann Hescheler (also Höscheler) stayed in Basel 1675–1678 and after 1680 again in his native city of Bern, where he carved the Bernese mayor's throne in the “Burgerstube” in 1681/1682. Around 1685 he was involved in the mausoleum for the general and mayor Sigismund von Erlach (1614–1699) in the castle church of Spiez .
literature
- Carl Brun (editor): Swiss Artist Lexicon. Volume 2. Schweizerischer Kunstverein, Huber, Frauenfeld 1908, p. 7.
- Peter Felder: Baroque sculpture of Switzerland (= contributions to the history of art in Switzerland ; 6). Wiese, Basel 1988, ISBN 3-909158-06-4 , p. 34 and 247.
- Adolf Fluri: The old burger parlor. In: Blätter für Bernische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, 20 (1924), pp. 73-108.
- Stefan Hess , Wolfgang Loescher : Furniture in Basel. Art and craft of the carpenters until 1798. Basel 2012, ISBN 978-3-85616-545-1 .
- Paul Hofer : Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Bern, Vol. 2, Birkhäuser 1947, p. 162.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hescheler, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Höscheler, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss carver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1638 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1689 |
| Place of death | Bern |