Philipp Brandin
Philipp Brandin (* around 1535 in Utrecht ; † 1594 in Nykøbing in Denmark) was a Dutch architect, builder and sculptor of the Renaissance .
Life
Little is known about Brandin's life and his activities in the Netherlands. He is said to have completed part of his training with the Antwerp sculptor Cornelis Floris II (1514–1575) before emigrating with other Dutch artists. It was only when he was serving the Mecklenburg dukes Johann Albrecht I in Schwerin and Ulrich in Güstrow that his work was put on record.
It is assumed that Brandin and other Dutch artists were called to Schwerin by Duke Johann Albrecht I to help design the castle with the ducal living quarters and the castle church. From 1563 to 1569 he completed the interior design of the castle church begun by Johann Baptista Par in Schwerin. He designed the baptismal font and created several marble reliefs with historical representations.
Philipp Brandin and his family had lived in Wismar since 1567 at the latest ; It is even assumed that he had a house and workshop here since he started working in Mecklenburg . The purchase of the house at 19 Krämerstrasse is documented for 1577; the neighboring house had already been owned by the Antwerp painter Beter Boeckel for ten years. For some time Brandin also owned houses in Bath Mother Street and at Frischen Grube. His wife Anna Giese died in Wismar in 1595, they had four children.
From Wismar, Philipp Brandin initially also performed other assignments as a freelance master. So from 1569–1571, according to his plans, a brewery was converted into the home of the councilor and later mayor of Wismar Hinrich Schabbell at the Schweinsbrücke. The Schabbellhaus , which today houses the City History Museum , is a typical example of a secular building from the Renaissance period in northern Germany.
Philipp Brandin's creative period in Güstrow began around 1574. Here he drafted plans for the cathedral school on Domplatz. This oldest school building in Mecklenburg was built in 1575. From 1578 his work as a stonemason at Güstrow Castle is documented.
From 1579 to 1582 Brandin lived again in Wismar in the house at Frischen Grube 15 / 15A . Known through the construction of the Schabbellhaus, he received several contracts as a builder. The Wismar council commissioned Brandin to build a stone water tank. Around 1580 he delivered the designs for the most famous pavilion of the time, the water art on the Wismar market square. The stone structure, which is so important for the water supply of the medieval city, did not begin until 1594. As an upper water art , it became a landmark of the city on the market as an architectural gem. It was completed by the Lübeck stonemason in 1602 and remained in operation until 1897.
In 1583 Brandin designed the Schauenburg house in Güstrow at Domplatz 15/16. The biggest task in Güstrow was the construction of the east wing of the palace . In 1587 he took over this task from the Parr brothers and was employed as an architect and stone sculptor. Since the financial situation at the Fürstenhof was tense, Brandin was urged to be strict economy and had to change his plans.
Brandin was also used for other work by his employer, for example in 1586 he designed a baptismal font in the monastery church Dobbertin , and in 1590 a wall tomb of the last abbess Ursula, Duchess of Mecklenburg in the monastery church Ribnitz .
Essentially, Brandin is working with his journeymen in Güstrow on the refurbishment of Güstrow Cathedral , the restoration of which had already started in 1565. Brandin created the epitaphs and grave monuments of Duchess Dorothea and Prince Heinrich Borwin II from white marble . His main work in the cathedral are the life-size kneeling figures of Duke Ulrich with his wives Elisabeth of Denmark and Duchess Anna of Pomerania. The figures are also made of white marble. Before the epitaph was finished, Philipp Brandin traveled on behalf of the duke to his daughter Sophie , who had been expelled to Nykøbing on the island of Falster after the death of her husband, the Danish king Friedrich II . There Brandin led the renovation work on the royal palace, but he was still paid by Duke Ulrich III. Brandin died in Denmark before the work was completed.
His journeymen Claus Midow and Bernd Berninger completed the epitaph in Güstrow Cathedral, took over the workshop of their deceased master and subsequently proved to be his successful successor.
Honors
By Duke Ulrich III. was appointed by Mecklenburg-Güstrow as a court servant with servants outside the court and a fixed salary.
- 1583 master builder, court architect
Works (selection)
- 1563–1569 Schwerin, castle church, interior design with baptismal font and marble reliefs.
- 1569–1571 Wismar, Schabbellhaus.
- 1574–1575 Güstrow, cathedral, grave and epitaph for Borwin II., Epitaph for Duchess Dorothea.
- 1574–1579 Güstrow, cathedral school.
- 1580 Wismar, draft Pavillon der Wasserkunst.
- 1583 Güstrow, Domplatz 15/16.
- 1584–1587 Güstrow, cathedral, epitaph of Duke Ulrich and his two wives, expanded from 1597–1599 by Claus Midow and Bernd Berninger.
- 1585 Anklam, Marienkirche, epitaph of Achim von Riebe the Elder. J.
- 1586 Dobbertin monastery church , sandstone baptismal font .
- 1590 Ribnitz monastery church , epitaph of the Duchess Ursula of Mecklenburg as the last abbess.
literature
- Fritz Sarre : The Fürstenhof zu Wismar and the North German terracotta architecture in the Renaissance era. Artist and master craftsman in Mecklenburg from 1550 to 1600. Berlin 1890, pp. 35–37.
- Oscar Gehrig : Philipp Brandin, a biographical study of the chief master of the Mecklenburg Renaissance who was active from 1563 to 1594. Diss. Phil. Rostock 1921.
- Sabine Bock : Brandin, Philipp. In: Biographical Lexicon for Mecklenburg. Volume 5, Rostock 2009, pp. 77-79.
- Carsten Neumann: The font of the Dobbertiner monastery church from the year 1586. In: Dobbertin monastery. History - Building - Life (= contributions to art history and monument preservation in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Volume 2). Schwerin 2013, ISBN 978-3-935770-35-4 , pp. 207-213.
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Unprinted sources
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State Main Archive Schwerin (LHAS)
- Stonemason's mark by Philipp Brandin, Princely Palaces and Houses, 762.
- Archive of the Hanseatic City of Wismar
- 90 documents on Philipp Brandin.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sabine Bock: Brandin, Philipp. 2009, p. 77.
- ^ Sabine Bock: Brandin, Philipp. 2009, pp. 77-78.
- ^ Siegfried Berndt: From Wismars water arts. In. Wismar contributions. Series of publications from the Archives of the Hanseatic City of Wismar, Issue 8, 19198, p. 2.
- ↑ Hanff: From meeting point to landmark. Wismar Water Art - a Renaissance building by Philipp Brandin. The Blitz, April 13, 2008.
- ^ Sabine Bock: Brandin, Philipp. 2009, p. 78.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandin, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch architect, builder and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1535 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utrecht |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1594 |
| Place of death | Nykøbing |