Mathias Beytler
Mathias Beytler , also Mathias Beutler or Mathias Beitler (* around 1550 probably in Augsburg ; † after 1615) was a goldsmith and copperplate engraver in Ansbach , who published small-format stitch sequences and ornamental engravings from 1582 .
Life
Mathias Beytler's circumstances are largely unknown. After Friedrich Müller, he was born in Augsburg around 1550 . In 1582, three small-format stitch series appeared under his name, the Bossenbüchlein, the Thierbüchlein and the Rosenbüchlein by the goldsmith Steffan Hermann in Ansbach. From 1601 to 1606 lived on the Lesser Town in Prague as a subtenant of the court goldsmith Herzig van Bein in the house of the Red Lion on Hollweg. In 1614 he called himself Hartschier (bodyguard) in Prague. In Prague, Rudolf II repeatedly provided artists with positions at court. From 1612 Beytler engraved several small-format black-figure leaves with grottosand heraldic representations. He was last mentioned in Ansbach in 1616. Several reprints of the editions are known. The black ornaments and grottos, which were created from 1612 on, are characterized by their ingenuity and wealth of details. The sheets mostly bear Beytler's signature MB.
Works
- Bossenbüchlein 1582, from Steffan Herman in Onolzbach (Ansbach), 12 sheets
- Thierbüchlein 1582, with Steffan Herman in Onolzbach (Ansbach), 10 sheets ( digitized )
- Rose booklet 1582, from Steffan Herman in Onolzbach (Ansbach), 11 sheets
- Black-figure grottos , 1614, I (hres) R (ömischen) K (aisers) M (ajestät) R (udolf) II Hartschier Mathias Beitler
- Black-figure grottos , 1616, by Andreas Gentzsch, Augsburg, 10 sheets
literature
- Wilhelm Schmidt : Beytler, Mathias . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 607.
- Adam von Bartsch : Le Peintre Graveur. Vienna 1803-1823, Volume IX, p. 586.
- Rudolf-Alexander Schütte: Mathias Beitler, ornament engraver in Ansbach and Hartschier in Prague . In: Prag um 1600. 1988, pp. 267–272.
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Müller: The artists of all times and peoples. Volume 1, Ebner & Seubert, Stuttgart 1857, p. 141 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Yearbook of the Art History Collections in Vienna. Volumes 49–50, A. Schroll, Vienna 1990, p. 187.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beytler, Mathias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beutler, Mathias; Beitler, Mathias; Beytler, Matthias; Beutler, Matthias; Beitler, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German goldsmith and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1550 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1615 |