Joseph Schmid (sculptor)

Epitaph created by Joseph Schmid in 1553 in the collegiate church of Tübingen , showing the master builder Wilhelm von Janowitz (* 1489 ; † 1562 ) and his wife Anna von Sachsenheim († 23 February 1553)

Joseph Schmid (* 1500 ; † 1555 ) from Urach was a German sculptor in the 16th century.

Epitaphs

In numerous cases, Joseph Schmid succeeded in getting orders for tombs while the sitter was alive, at least for joint tombs if one of the two spouses had already died. Of the eleven documented grave monuments of the sculptor, three were erected ten years before the sitter's death.

Epitaphs in Tübingen

Schmid designed an epitaph in the collegiate church in Tübingen , which shows the widower Wilhelm von Janowitz (* 1489, † 1562), also called Böhmer , and his wife Anna von Sachsenheim († February 23, 1553).

A tomb of Johann Conrad von Wernau attributed to his workshop , which has been preserved in the collegiate church in Tübingen, shows the deceased in an ambiguous representation of the person standing and lying down. He stands on a lion as a symbol of strength or as an indication of eternal life, but the pillow under his head gives the impression of lying down.

Epitaph in Herrnsheim

He designed the double tomb for Wolfgang V. Kämmerer von Worms († 1549) and his wife, Elisabeth, née Vetzer von Geisspitzheim († 1534), in the Church of St. Peter in Herrnsheim (today: Worms ).

Epitaph in Stöckenburg

In the Martin Church of Stöckenburg there by Joseph Schmid an epitaph of Wolf of Vellberg and Anna von Buttlar. Wolf von Vellberg was the builder of the Vellberg Castle, Anna was his second wife. The epitaph in the Renaissance style with very fine and detailed decoration is dated to 1553.

Portrait panel at Hochberg Castle

Schmid also created a life-size portrait panel of Margrave Karl II above the inner castle gate of Hochberg Castle , of which only a bumbling copy by a Freiburg Baroque sculptor after the "completely ruined portrait" is preserved. According to a reliable copy from the year 1730 of the then still existing original, the following inscription was written on it: “Me primus Carolo imperante magno Hacho unde nomen mihi anno domini DCCCVIII erexit ornatiorem Carolus quondam Badae marchio regnante Friderico tertio fecit. Iam vero ob aedacem ac ruinosam vetustatem Carolus magni animi princeps Badae et Hachbergae marchio, cuius effigiem hic cernis, tum reinstaurari tum versus hostiles impetus in sui suorumque munimen et refugium prompto subjectorum auxilio praemuniri aug. Curavit gubernante Carolo V impetus: Ao dni MDLIIII. "

literature

Theodor Demmler: The grave monuments of the Württemberg Princely House and their masters in the XVI. Century. Studies on German Art History, No. 129, 1910, Strasbourg, JH Ed. Heitz (Heitz & Mündel).

Web links

Commons : Joseph Schmid - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

↑ There are also the name variants "Fetzer" and "Vatzer".

Individual evidence

^ Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 14.
^ Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 20.
^ Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 32.
↑ Stefanie A. Knöll: The grave monuments of the collegiate church in Tübingen. Contributions to the history of Tübingen, published by the University City of Tübingen, Kulturamt, Volume 13, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart, 2007. ISBN 9783806219159 . Page 32f.
↑ Anneliese Seeliger-Zeiss: The chamberlains of Worms named by Dalberg in the mirror of their grave monuments . In: Kurt Andermann (Hg.): Ritteradel im Alten Reich: Die Kämmerer von Worms called von Dalberg = work of the Hessian Historical Commission 31. Hessian Historical Commission , Darmstadt 2009. ISBN 978-3-88443-054-5 , p. 73 -119 (106).
^ Bernhard Peter: Gallery: Photos of beautiful old coats of arms No. 958, Stöckenburg, Martinskirche.
^ Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 21.

personal data
SURNAME	Schmid, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	1500
PLACE OF BIRTH	unsure: Urach
DATE OF DEATH	1555

[5] There are also the name variants "Fetzer" and "Vatzer".

[1] Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 14.

[2] Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 20.

[3] Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 32.

[Knöll-4] Stefanie A. Knöll: The grave monuments of the collegiate church in Tübingen. Contributions to the history of Tübingen, published by the University City of Tübingen, Kulturamt, Volume 13, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart, 2007. ISBN 9783806219159 . Page 32f.

[6] Anneliese Seeliger-Zeiss: The chamberlains of Worms named by Dalberg in the mirror of their grave monuments . In: Kurt Andermann (Hg.): Ritteradel im Alten Reich: Die Kämmerer von Worms called von Dalberg = work of the Hessian Historical Commission 31. Hessian Historical Commission , Darmstadt 2009. ISBN 978-3-88443-054-5 , p. 73 -119 (106).

[7] Bernhard Peter: Gallery: Photos of beautiful old coats of arms No. 958, Stöckenburg, Martinskirche.

[8] Hans Rott: Art and Artists at the Baden-Durlacher Hof until Karlsruhe was founded. Karlsruhe, 1917, page 21.