Niklaus Bluntschli
Niklaus Bluntschli (* before 1525 in Zurich ; † 1605 there ) was a Swiss glass painter .
Niklaus Bluntschli was a son of the glass painter Rudolf Bluntschli († 1565), with whom he presumably also learned the craft of glass painting; his brother Hans Balthasar Bluntschli (1529–1587) also worked in this profession. Niklaus Bluntschli took over his father's workshop. In 1566 he became a member of the guild of the Meisen . In Zurich he was considered a "secret Catholic " (1658 bailiff of Schänis Monastery ) and was particularly popular with Catholic clients.
He signed with the monogram NB . Signed disks, often with motifs based on designs by Albrecht Dürer , are still preserved in the monasteries of Muri (1557), Tänikon (1558–59) and Wettingen (1557–63).
literature
- Paul Boesch: Bluntschli, Niklaus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 338 ( digitized version ).
- Bernhard Anderes, Peter Hoegger: The glass paintings in the Wettingen monastery. Baden 1988, ISBN 3-85545-031-5 , p. 61.
- Dankmar Trier: Bluntschli, Nikolaus (Niklaus) . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 11, Saur, Munich a. a. 1995, ISBN 3-598-22751-5 , p. 653.
Web links
- Regula Malin: Bluntschli, Niklaus. In: Sikart
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bluntschli, Niklaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss glass painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1525 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1605 |
| Place of death | Zurich |