Lazarus Roting
Lazarus Röting (* 1549 in Nuremberg ; † December 3, 1614 ibid) was a German painter and son of Master Michael Röting .
life and death
In 1549, Lazarus Röting was the 14th child of the teacher and companion of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon - Michael Roting - and his wife Katharina, née. Leysens, born in Nuremberg. He was severely disabled and lived a very secluded life. His father taught him among other things Latin and Greek languages, theology, astronomy and arithmetic. During his studies in various natural sciences, he also dealt with painting - in this area he was completely self-taught. Lazarus Röting died unmarried on December 3, 1614 in his hometown of Nuremberg.
Theatrum Naturae
The Theatrum Naturae from 1615 by the Renaissance painter Lazarus Roeting and his nephew Michael Rötenbeck (1568–1623) is a rare and valuable collection of animal paintings and nature studies from the early 17th century. This book is of great interest to zoologists because the paintings mainly show the fauna of Nuremberg and the surrounding area during the life of the painter Lazarus Rötings. Here you can find numerous images of animals, especially birds, as detailed drawings. Imaginative mythical creatures and exotic animals mix between ducks, finches and sparrows from the Franconian area. The Theatrum Naturae has been owned by the Museum für Naturkunde (Berlin) since 1906 and is the museum's oldest collection item. The natural history picture atlas, with the original watercolors and drawings by Lazarus Röting, is one of the most valuable objects in the natural history museum.
Albrecht Dürer , in whose work The Four Apostles the image of Peter bears great resemblance to Lazarus' father Michael Roting , is referred to in the preface to the Theatrum Naturae as "mutum Praeceptorem", i.e. as the silent teacher of Lazarus Röting.
Works
From the scientific collections of the Humboldt University of Berlin:
- Haarmensch, Theatrum naturae, sheet 74 [1]
- Tawny Owl, Theatrum naturae, sheet 127 [2]
- Roach and Westgroppe, Theatrum naturae, sheet 460 [3]
- Young mouse ears, Theatrum naturae, sheet 133 [4]
- Pilot whale, Theatrum naturae, sheet 493 [5]
literature
- Stresemann, Erwin : The bird pictures of Lazarus Röting
- Stresemann, Erwin : The animal book of Lazarus Röting
- Katrin Böhme, Sabine Hackethal : The “Theatrum Naturae” from 1615: the path of a picture collection [6]
- Hackethal, Sabine : Considerations on the representation of animals in the Renaissance based on the watercolors by Lazarus Röting (1549-1614). History of natural science, technology and medicine 27 (1990), 1, 49-64
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Röting, Lazarus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1549 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 1614 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |