Johann von Trarbach
Johann von Trarbach (* around 1530 ; † November 15, 1586 ) was a German sculptor . Trarbach mainly worked on grave monuments.
Life
Johann von Trarbach was born around 1530 as the son of the Trarbach stone carver Clas Murer. His maternal grandfather was the Trarbach land clerk Jost von Koppenstein . He probably began his apprenticeship as a stone sculptor at the age of 14. with Dietrich Schro in Mainz . After that he worked in Simmern , presumably with Master Hans from Trier. According to some sources, Trarbach also stayed in Heidelberg during his training .
In 1557 Trarbach received from Friedrich III. a certificate of employment from the Palatinate because he had already worked on many works for this. In 1563 he married Gertrud von Castelhun (1539–1586). The couple had six children together.
In 1564 Trarbach was appointed mayor of Simmern. He held the office until his death. Trarbach probably died on November 15, 1586 as a result of an illness.
Works
The following sculptures are attributed to Johann von Trarbach:
- Gravestone and epitaph of Barbara von Coppensteiner in Kastellaun
- Epitaph of Katharina von Hosingen from 1577 in Kirchberg
- Building inscription of the Evangelical Church in Höchst from 1566
- Tumba for Count Georg II. Von Erbach and his wife in Michelstadt
- Epitaph for Count Eberhard XII. von Erbach and his wife in Michelstadt
- Epitaph for Margarete Schenkin von Limpurg in Michelstadt
- Epitaph for Count Palatine Elisabeth von Brandenburg in Heidelberg (destroyed)
- Epitaph for Count Philipp II of Hanau
- Epitaph of Count Palatine Helene in Hanau
- Epitaph for Margrave Philibert von Baden and his wife in Baden-Baden from 1573
- Epitaph for Margrave Bernhard III. from Baden in Baden-Baden
- Epitaph for Margrave Albrecht the Younger of Baden-Durlach in Pforzheim
- Epitaph for Margrave Karl II of Baden-Durlach from 1579 in Pforzheim
- Epitaph for Count Eberhard von Hohenlohe in Öhringen
- Epitaph for Count Ludwig Casimir von Hohenlohe in Öhringen from 1570
- Epitaph for Duke Wolfgang von Pfalz-Zweibrücken from 1569 in Meisenheim
- Epitaph for Countess Palatine Anna von Pfalz-Zweibrücken from 1577 in Bad Bergzabern
- Epitaph for Wild- and Rhine Count Johann Christoph from 1585 in St. Johannisberg
- Epitaph of the children of the Wild and Rhine Counts from 1571 in Bad Kreuznach
Numerous other works by Trarbach can be viewed in St. Stephen's Church in Simmern .
literature
- Hunsrück Association e. V. (Ed.): Yearbook 2014. Herrstein 2014, pp. 39–46.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trarbach, Johann von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1530 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1586 |