Laux painter
Laux painter , also Lucas Maller (* 1485 ; † July 5, 1552 ?) Is one of the earliest lute makers from whom instruments have been preserved.
The painter's family came from Füssen , which was an important center of lute and violin making . Sigismund Maler, probably his father, is mentioned as a lute maker in Bologna as early as 1460 . The first renaissance lutes from Laux painter's workshop have come down to us from 1520. They show the classic pear shape, as it was common in Europe for the following century. The Germanic National Museum and the Czech Museum of Music ( České muzeum hudby ) in Prague have preserved lutes by painter. Many renaissance lutes from the Bolognese workshop Laux Malers, which is mentioned in a document from 1520 to 1558, were bought in the 17th century and v. a. in France converted to baroque lutes (especially with an additional neck for bass strings).
literature
- Willibald Leo Frhr v. Lütgendorff: The violins and lute makers from the Middle Ages to the present day. 4th edition, 1st volume. Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt AG, Frankfurt, 1922.
- Anglès, Jean-Marc: Luth, Laux Maler, Bologne, entre 1529 et 1552, E. 2005.3.1, vue de face . Europeana. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedemann Hellwig: The lute instruments in the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg. In: Guitar & Laute 1, 1979, 6, pp. 8-15; here: p. 9
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Painter, Laux |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maller, Lucas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lute maker, working in Bologna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1485 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1552 |
| Place of death | Bologna |