Justus Glesker
Justus Glesker (* between 1610 and 1623 in Hameln ; † December 2, 1678 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German sculptor. His main works include furnishing the Bamberg Cathedral .
Life
Glesker was born between 1610 and 1623 as the son of the sculptor Jost Klescker , with whom he was also an apprentice. He then traveled to the Netherlands and Italy . Between 1648 and 1653 he created his main work, furnishing the Bamberg Cathedral. At that time Glesker lived in Frankfurt, where he was granted citizenship as an “art sculptor” in 1654 and was city captain . In 1669/71 he was also involved in furnishing the Barfüßerkirche in Frankfurt .
Glesker was regarded by contemporaries as one of the best sculptors in southern Germany, and Joachim von Sandrart also mentions the artist several times and praised his work in Bamberg Cathedral and smaller ivory carvings.
literature
- Erich Herzog, Anton Ress: The Frankfurt baroque sculptor Justus Glesker . In: Writings of the Historisches Museum, Volume 10, Frankfurt, 1962
- Anton Ress: Glesker, Justus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , pp. 454 f. ( Digitized version ).
- K. Sitzmann: Artist and artisan in Eastern Franconia . 1957, p. 188 ff., 2. u. 3. T., 1962, p. 18.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The general artist lexicon by Thieme / Becker names the controversial dates of life 1620–1681
- ↑ Joachim von Sandrart: Teutsche Academie der Bau-, Bild- u. Mahlerey arts before 1675 ( online )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Glesker, Justus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gleßkher, Justus; Klescker, Justus; Gleßge, Justus; Klesecker Justus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamelin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1678 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |