Konrad Krebs

Konrad Krebs (also: Kunz Krebs ; * 1492 probably in Büdingen ; † September 1, 1540 in Torgau ) was a German builder and architect of the late Gothic and Renaissance periods . In Saxony, he is considered the most important architect after Arnold von Westfalen .

Life

Krebs first appeared in 1520 as the builder of the late Gothic nave of the Moriz Church in Coburg . In 1531 he created a cistern on the fortress Coburg , which was covered with an aedicule and is today the second oldest Renaissance fountain in Germany. Appreciating his work, the Saxon Elector Johann Friedrich I appointed him on December 1, 1532 as master builder in Torgau.

Here he built the southeast wing in Hartenfels Castle from 1533 to 1536 , which is regarded as his main work. He began to expand the north-east tower of the castle, which was continued by Nikolaus Gromann after his death . Further work can be demonstrated at the armory in Gotha , he designed the Berlin City Palace in 1537 , worked on a mill in Torgau, was involved in the expansion of the fortifications in Wittenberg and was in charge of the construction management for the Wittenberg town hall . He also participated in the construction of the town church Dippoldiswalde , the town church Burgstädt, the parish church of St. Laurentius in Crimmitschau and the church of St. Annen in Annaberg. He was buried in the Hospital Church in Torgau. His grave is next to the grave of Katharina von Bora .

A large sandstone grave slab epitaph was made for Krebs, which is now in the lapidarium of Hartenfels Castle. This shows him as a flat relief in larger than life size, surrounded by a lettering frame. The artwork was created by the Torgau sculptor J. Diener based on a design by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Ä. executed.

literature

Karl Scheffler : German builders. 3rd modified edition. P. List, Leipzig 1941, pp. 157–158.
Renate Vorpahl: Krebs, Konrad (Kunz). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 729 f. ( Digitized version ).
Matthias Donath : Krebs (Creps, Kreibs), Konrad (Conrad, Cunz, Cuntz, Kunz) . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
Walter Fellmann : Sachsen-Lexikon , Koehler & Amelang Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Munich Berlin, 2000, ISBN 3-7338-0234-9

Individual evidence

↑ Hans-Joachim Böttcher : Historical grave monuments and their inscriptions in the Dübener Heide . Ed .: AMF. No. 165 , August 2005, p. 64-65 .

personal data
SURNAME	Krebs, Konrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cancer, Kunz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German builder and architect
DATE OF BIRTH	1492
PLACE OF BIRTH	Büdingen
DATE OF DEATH	September 1, 1540
Place of death	Torgau

[1] Hans-Joachim Böttcher : Historical grave monuments and their inscriptions in the Dübener Heide . Ed .: AMF. No. 165 , August 2005, p. 64-65 .