Konrad Lux
Lux's grave slab for Niklaus von Flüe
Konrad Lux (before 1481 – after 1518) was a Swiss sculptor , stone mason , master builder and master mason.
Live and act
Konrad Lux (also Lutz) came from Basel , but worked mainly in Lucerne, where he was given citizenship in 1505 in recognition of his artistic achievements. His main works include the baptismal font of the old court church and the fountain on the Weinmarkt in Lucerne (commissioned in 1481) as well as the tomb of Brother Klaus erected in 1518 in his grave chapel in Sachseln .
literature
- U. Bergmann, J. Keller: A Lucerne sculptor of the late Gothic. 1994.
- Carl Brun (editor): Swiss Artist Lexicon. Volume 2, Schweizerischer Kunstverein, Huber, Frauenfeld 1908, p. 297.
- Claudia Hermann: The Lucerne Arm Hospital. An architectural history of medieval and early modern hospital buildings in a Swiss and European comparison. Vol. 1, Basel 2004, p. 38.
- Annie Kaufmann-Hagenbach: The Basel sculpture of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Basel Studies in Art History , Volume 10. Birkhäuser, Basel 1952.
- A. Meyer: Weinmarktbrunnen , in: Yearbook of the Historical Society Lucerne 6, 1988, pp. 92–95.
Web links
Commons : Konrad Lux - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Lux, Konrad. In: Sikart
- Franz-Josef Sladeczek : Lux, Konrad. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lux, Konrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lutz, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss sculptor, stonemason, master builder and master mason |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1481 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1518 |