Tobias Sichelbein

Tobias Sichelbein (born September 25, 1607 in Memmingen , † October 12, 1651 in Ravensburg ) was a German painter from the Sichelbein family .

Life

Tobias Sichelbein was born on September 25, 1607 in Memmingen in Upper Swabia . Nothing is known about his training or his early years as a painter. However, it can be assumed that Hans Conrad Sichelbein was trained by his father . It was only through his marriage to the daughter of the mayor of Wangen , who brought him a social rise, that he appeared in archival sources. On September 17, 1641 it is recorded in the minutes of the council that there were massive marital problems between Tobias and his wife Margaretha. During an attempted conciliation on September 22, the council found that both parties had behaved in a criminal manner. However, you should try to live together in the future. However, the divorce could no longer be prevented. On October 19, 1645, he asked the Council of Wangen for the patio to be able to marry a new wife. Shortly before November 26th, 1645 Tobias must have converted to Catholicism, as the wedding took place according to the Roman Catholic rite. During the siege and occupation of Wangen by the Swedes in the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War , he fled to Lindau and St. Gallen. During the escape, Tobias was abandoned by his second wife.

On February 19, 1650 Tobias Sichelbein acquired citizenship in Ravensburg. He received free entry into the guild. Colonel Count Löwenhaupt von Falckenstein must have exerted massive pressure on the Ravensburg Council. He used the relatively short time in Ravensburg that Sichelbein remained to paint a Last Judgment for the Wangen council chamber. He died on October 12, 1651 in Ravensburg, Upper Swabia.

Works

The Last Judgment is currently the only work by Tobias Sichelbein that has been secured for the Wangen council chamber.

literature

• Günther Bayer: The Sichelbein family of painters. 1580-1758. Life pictures and works . Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2003, ISBN 3-89870-142-5 .