Lorenz Helmschmied
Lorenz Helmschmied (* between 1450 and 1455 in Augsburg ; † 1515 in Augsburg) was an important armorer and armor maker.
His ancestors were weapons and helmet smiths. He himself can be traced for the first time in 1469 and worked for Kaiser Friedrich III. and his son Maximilian I , who appointed him Hofplattner in 1491. Three piercing witnesses in the Viennese weapons collection and a harness for horse and rider in the museum in Bern as well as armor for Archduke Sigismund and Maximilian I are certified by his master’s mark , a piercing helmet with a cross zimir .
Lorenz Helmschmied was the father of Kolman Helmschmied and grandfather of Desiderius Kolman Helmschmied .
literature
- Wendelin Böheim : Augsburg armory . In: Yearbook of the Art History Collections of the Very Highest Imperial House. Volume XII, 1892; and Volume XIV, 1893
- Alexander Freiherr von Reitzenstein : The Augsburg plate clan the Helmschmied . In: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst 3 (1951) 2, pp. 179–194.
- Alexander Freiherr von Reitzenstein: Helmschmied, Lorenz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 506 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Commons : Armor by Lorenz Helmschmied - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander von Reitzenstein: Helmschmied, Lorenz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 506 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helmschmied, Lorenz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kolman, Lorenz (original name); Helmschmid, Lorenz (spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armorer and armor maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1450 and 1455 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1515 |
| Place of death | augsburg |