Master of the von Carbenschen Memorial Foundation

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Master of the von Carbenschen Memorial Foundation: Anna Selbdritt with donor, around 1500, Cologne Cathedral
Master of the von Carbenschen Memorial Foundation: Entombment of Christ, Münster zu Essen

The late medieval sculptor who created seven sandstone reliefs in Cologne Cathedral donated by Victor von Carben around 1500 is called the master of the von Carbene Memorial Foundation or Victor von Carben-Meister . The artist, who is not known by name, worked in the first quarter of the 16th century and had his workshop in the Cologne area or in Cologne itself.

Works

  • The figures of the Carbene Memorial Foundation. It is about an Anna selbdritt , the saints Barbara, Joachim, Joseph and Katharina as well as an annunciation group, which are on pillars at the Marienkapelle in the Cologne cathedral.
  • The sandstone group of figures of the Entombment of Christ in the south aisle of the Essen Minster is also attributed to the master .
  • In the Essen Cathedral Treasury there is a relief from the hand of the master depicting the adoration of the Magi
  • It is also possible that a wooden Madonna and Child came from the master and came to the monastery of St. Joseph of the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus in Simpelveld via the art trade in the 19th century .

identification

It is possible that the master of the von Carbene Memorial Foundation is identical to the sculptor Wilhelm von Arborch, who can be traced back to Cologne between 1506 and 1533 . Another Cologne sculptor of the time, Johann Spee , is occasionally suggested as an identity.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Essen Cathedral Treasure Inv.-No. 212a; Birgitta Falk (ed.): Gold before black - The Essen cathedral treasure on Zollverein . Exhibition catalog, Klartext Verlag Essen 2008, p.
  2. ↑ Birgitta Falk (ed.): Gold before black - The Essen cathedral treasure on Zollverein . Exhibition catalog, Klartext Verlag Essen 2008, p.
  3. ↑ Marc Steinmann: Cologne Cathedral - Tour - St. Barbara . In: Internet site of Cologne Cathedral, www.koelner-dom.de

literature

  • Reinhard Karrenbrock: Cologne carving workshops of the late Middle Ages (1400-1540). To the state of research. In: Museum Schnütgen. The wooden sculptures of the Middle Ages. Vol. II, 1. 1400 to 1540 , edited by Reinhard Karrenbrock, Cologne 2001, pp. 9–79, here p. 52.
  • Carola Maria Werhahn: 'The foundation of Victor von Carben (1423–1515) in Cologne Cathedral. Propaganda of faith between Judaism and Christianity in text and images. Utz, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-8316-4196-3 (table of contents and introduction) (PDF; 125 kB).

Web links

  • Descriptions and illustrations of works by the master of the von Carbenschen Memorial Foundation on the websites of churches and museums (accessed April 2011)
personal data
SURNAME Master of the von Carbenschen Memorial Foundation
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Victor of Carbene Master
BRIEF DESCRIPTION late medieval sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 16th Century