Wilhelm Egckl
Wilhelm Egckl , also Wilhelm Egkl , (* around 1520 ; † April 16, 1588 in Munich ) was a German builder .
Life
Nothing is known about Egckl's origins, but he was probably born in southern Germany. From around 1550 Egckl was an official of the armory in Munich and was named ducal kit warden in 1558 . In 1559 he became court architect, Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria . From 1559 to 1561 he built the first Jesuit college with a grammar school at the Augustinergarten. At the same time, the Sankt Georgssaal was built in the Neuveste . One of Egckl's main works is the stables and art chamber building (today the Alte Münze ), which was built between 1563 and 1567 and is considered an important work of the early Renaissance north of the Alps. However, the planning activity is now considered controversial and Egckl was probably primarily involved in the construction as an executive builder and not as an architect. In 1585 Egckl was initially responsible for the construction management of the new Jesuit college , but in the same year fell out of favor at court and was replaced by Wendel Dietrich .
Outside of Munich, Egckl was involved in the construction of Isareck Castle near Freising (1562/63) and in the expansion of Ingolstadt Castle and fortress , where he and Georg Stern expanded the fortifications of the city under the direction of the fortress builder Reinhard zu Solms .
Buildings
- 1559–1561: Jesuit college with grammar school at the Augustinergarten in Munich
- until 1562: Sankt Georgssaal in the Neuveste
- 1563–1567: Marstall and Kunstkammer construction
- 1569–1571: Antiquarium for the ducal library and ancient collection
- 1585: Construction management for a new Jesuit college
- 1562/63: Isareck Castle
- 1570: Construction management at Dachau Castle
- 1574/75, 1578–1582, 1584/85: Extension of the Ingolstadt castle and fortress
- around 1578: Reconstruction of the nuns choir of the Kühbach church
Web links
- Hans Reuther : Egckl, Wilhelm. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie 4 (1959), p. 321 ( online version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Kreisel: Castles and palaces in Old Bavaria. German country, German art . Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1957, p. 30
- ↑ Large Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia . De Gruyter Saur, p. 421
- ↑ Anna Bauer-Wild: Monuments at the Munich Hofgarten: Research and reports on planning history and historical buildings . (= Volume 41 of the workbook series ), Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, 1988, p. 20
- ^ Entry in the culture database Wittelsbacher Land
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Egckl, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eckl, Wilhelm; Eggl, Wilhelm; Egkl, Wilhelm; Ocggl, Wilhelm; Oeckll, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1520 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1588 |
| Place of death | Munich |