Karl war
Karl Krieg also Kriegk († May 9, 1711 in Lübeck ) was a German painter.
Life
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Nothing is known about Karl Krieg's origins and training. In 1680 he painted a painting for the audience hall in Lübeck's town hall . In 1693 he is proven to be the teacher of the painter Jürgen Wulff. On May 9, 1695, he became a citizen of Lübeck and a free master and married the widow of the portrait painter Franz Oesterreich . He became the stepfather of the Lübeck painter Catharina Elisabeth Heinecken . Together with and for Thomas Quellinus he worked on the baroque high altar of the Marienkirche in Lübeck ( Fredenhagen Altar ) donated by the merchant and councilor Thomas Fredenhagen , which was completed in 1697. From 1706 to 1708 the pulpit of the Aegidienkirche was built according to his design by the sculptor Hans Freese .
literature
- Johannes Baltzer , Friedrich Bruns : The architectural and art monuments of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck. Issued by the building authorities. Volume III: Church of Old Lübeck. Dom. Jakobikirche. Aegidia Church. Verlag von Bernhard Nöhring, Lübeck 1920, p. 491 ff. Unchanged reprint 2001: ISBN 3-89557-167-9 .
- Willibald Leo von Lütgendorff-Leinburg : War, Karl . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 530 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | War, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kriegk, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1711 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |