Johannes von Gmünd
Johannes von Gmünd, born in the years 1320–30, probably in Schwäbisch Gmünd, and died after 1359, is a German Gothic architect and construction foreman who probably belonged to the Parler family.
He probably is the eldest son of Heinrich Parler[1] and brother of Michael and Peter Parler.[2] He sometimes is referred to as Johann Parler the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Johann Parler the Younger.
In 1354, Johannes von Gmünd worked on the construction of the choir of the cathedral of Freiburg;[2] in 1359 he was hired for life on the site[2][3][1] as a "citizen of Freiburg".[1]
He also worked on the restoration of the cathedral of Basel,[2] in particular the choir, due to the earthquake of 1356.[4][3]
He probably is the father of two other members of the Parler family:[1]
- Michael von Gmünd, foreman at the Strasbourg Cathedral;
- Heinrich IV. Parler, sculptor in Prague and Cologne.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Artikel „Parler“ von Alfred Klemm in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 25 (1887), S. 177–182, Digitale Volltext-Ausgabe in Wikisource, URL: https://de.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=ADB:Parler&oldid=- (Version vom 22. Mai 2021, 08:05 Uhr UTC)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Ingeborg Dorchenas (1993). "Johannes von Gmünd". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). 6. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1543–1554. ISBN 3-88309-044-1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schock-Werner, Barbara, "Parler, Johann von Gmünd" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 20 (2001), p. 71 Online-Version
- ^ Basler Münster retrieved May 22, 2021.
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- 14th-century sculptors
- Gothic sculptors
- 14th-century German artists
- People from Schwäbisch Gmünd
- 14th-century births