Lorenz Luchsperger

Lorenz Luchsperger , in some sources also Lorenz Luxberger, (* before 1471; † 1501 Wiener Neustadt , Lower Austria ) was a late Gothic sculptor .

Lorenz Luchsperger worked as a wood sculptor in Wiener Neustadt from 1471 at the latest until his death . In particular, the Annunciation group and the larger-than-life twelve apostle figures carved from linden and maple wood in the cathedral of Wiener Neustadt , which are stylistically based on the works of Niclas Gerhaert van Leyden (approx. 1430 to 1473), are attributed to him .

Other works by Luchsperger are apparently the late Gothic cross (today in the Holy Cross Church in Dülmen ) and perhaps also the shrine with the scene of the death of Mary (today in Očová near Zvolen , Slovakia ).

Luchsperger is considered to be the successor and student of van Leyden, with whom he possibly came to Austria from the Upper Rhine .

Works (assignment uncertain)

• Annunciation group , under the triumphal arch of Wiener Neustadt Cathedral
• Twelve apostles , in the nave of Wiener Neustadt Cathedral
• Late Gothic cross , created in Wiener Neustadt in 1480/1490, since 1992 in the Holy Cross Church in Dülmen
• Shrine with the scene of the death of Mary in Očová near Zvolen (Slovakia)

literature

• Karl Oettinger: Lorenz Luchsperger. The master of the Wiener Neustadt cathedral apostles . German Association for Art History, Berlin 1935 (72 pages, 54 illustrations)

swell

• Artist document at the Deutsche Fotothek
• Entry on Lorenz Luchsperger in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Assumption about the Očová shrine at www.tahaky-referaty.sk

Web links

• Image of the Apostle Peter in the Wiener Neustadt Cathedral
• Pictures of the apostles Peter and Philip, as well as the Annunciation group in Wiener Neustadt Cathedral