Master of the Heroes of the Beautiful Fountain

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Preserved original figures of the beautiful fountain in Nuremberg, 1385/1392, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg

In art history, the master of the heroes of the beautiful fountain is the Gothic sculptor who worked in Nuremberg from 1385 to 1392 and created the figures of the electors and heroes for the basement of the beautiful fountain .

In total, the fountain consisted of forty colored painted figures, which several artists produced together in a work group. The master of the heroes of the beautiful fountain is underneath with its outstanding work of the representative of the time of origin of the fountain in Nuremberg still new Soft Style . The sculptor who created the figures of the prophets of the fountain was also active in the workshop. This master of the prophets of the beautiful fountain and the master of the heroes of the beautiful fountain are considered to be the two most important artists of the fountain.

The figures of the fountain were made of sandstone and weathered, as early as 1540 some statues were restored and in particular from 1821 to 1824 figures were restored or replaced and the originals were brought to the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg. The figures of the heroes and electors of the beautiful fountain still preserved there show the influence of sculpture from Prague in Bohemia on the work of the master. Nuremberg was on the medieval trade route to Prague and the master used the progressive style of the Prague cathedral hut in his work. The figures are secular sculptures and show how the citizens of the city are now commissioning artistically significant works for a public square and no longer just donating church works. All in all, all the figures and the overall composition of the fountain are considered to be a highlight of the late Gothic period in Nuremberg.

Another figure of St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia is attributed to the master of the heroes of the beautiful fountain , which can be found today in the sculpture collection of the State Museums in Berlin .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ This assumption can first be found in Rudolf Bergau : The beautiful fountain. Berlin 1871.
  2. ↑ Master of the Prophets of the Beautiful Well. In: Manfred H. Grieb (Ed.): Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon. Visual artists, artisans, scholars. Munich 2007, p. 999.
  3. ↑ Max Sauerlandt : German sculpture of the Middle Ages . Paderborn 2012, p. XIV.

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SURNAME Master of the Heroes of the Beautiful Fountain
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gothic sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 15th century or 16th century