Matthias Rejsek

Memorial plaque for Matthias Rejsek at the town hall in Prostějov .

Matthias Rejsek or Matěj Rejsek (* around 1445 in Prostějov ; † July 1, 1506 in Kutná Hora ) was a Czech stonemason , sculptor , builder and architect of the late Gothic in Bohemia .

Life

Prague Powder Tower

Choir of the Cathedral of St. Barbara in Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg).

Pulpit in the church in Kaňk (Kutná Hora).

Matthias Rejsek was born in Prostějov before 1450 (probably in the Moravian town Prostějov , German Proßnitz ; the Bohemian village Prostějov is also an option). He went to Prague to study at Prague University . In 1469 he finished his studies as a bachelor and became rector of the school of the Tyn Church in the old town of Prague .

Matthias Rejsek gave up teaching at the Teyn School, became a member of the Prague stonemasonry in 1478, and accepted building contracts in Prague. and built numerous smaller buildings on churches and town houses. His decorative work was particularly appreciated. One of his most famous works is the Prague Powder Tower , which was built as a representative gate of the old town after 1475 and of which he was the sole construction manager from 1478. His work was inspired by the work of Peter Parler .

In 1489 Rejsek moved to Kutná Hora (German Kuttenberg ), where he worked on the construction of the Cathedral of St. Barbara . Rejsek built the choir of the cathedral and in 1499 made the net vault of the choir.

He died on July 1, 1506 in Kutná Hora or in Prague and was buried in the Cathedral of St. Barbara.

Works

• Marble tombstone of the utraquist bishop Jan Rokycana in the Tyn Church in Prague's old town (1470), which is no longer preserved.
• Stone canopy over the grave of the Italian bishop Augustin Lucian Mirandola in the Tyn Church
• Prague Powder Tower ( Prašná brána ) in the Old Town of Prague , participation 1478–1483
• Upper parts of the choir and the vault of the Cathedral of St. Barbara in Kutná Hora (1489–1506)
• Pulpit in St. Laurence's Church in Kaňk near Kutná Hora (1504)
• Pulpit in the Bartolomeus Church in Rakovník in Central Bohemia (1504)
• Town hall in Kutná Hora (after 1490) - not preserved

Probably created by Matthias Rejsek:

• Statue of Bruncvík on Charles Bridge in Prague's Lesser Town , damaged in 1648, since 1875 in the Lapidarium of the National Museum in Prague
• Stone fountain in Kutná Hora (1495)

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Rejsek, Mathias . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 25th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1873, p. 256 ( digitized version ).
• Ferdinand Seibt , Hans Lemberg , Helmut Slapnicka: Biographical lexicon on the history of the Bohemian countries. Published on behalf of the Collegium Carolinum (Institute) , Vol. III, R. Oldenbourg Verlag Munich 2000, ISBN 3-486-55973-7 , p. 433 with further references.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Matěj (Matyáš) Rejsek ( Czech ) In: České mince.cz . Retrieved June 26, 2013.
2. ↑ Rejsek Matěj so Raysek ( English ) In: Královská cesta (The Royal Route in Prague) . Retrieved June 26, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Powder Tower ( English ) In: Královská cesta (The Royal Route in Prague) . Retrieved June 26, 2013.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Všeobecná encyklopedie v osmi svazcích 6 ( Czech ), Vyd. 1st edition, Diderot, Praha 1999, ISBN 80-902555-8-2 , p. 377.
5. ↑ Helena Štroblová: Cathedral of St. Barbara ( English ) In: Kutná Hora . Retrieved June 26, 2013.
6. ^ Týn Church ( English ) In: Královská cesta (The Royal Route in Prague) . Retrieved June 26, 2013.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Helena Štroblová: Stone fountain ( English ) In: Kutná Hora . Retrieved June 26, 2013.