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Adam Kraft, ? - Jan 1509, was a German sculptor and architect noted for his stone sculptures created in the final stages of the [[Late Gothic]] period in Germany. | '''Adam Kraft''', ? - Jan 1509, was a German sculptor and architect noted for his stone sculptures created in the final stages of the [[Late Gothic]] period in Germany. | ||
Kraft's architectural expertise is highlighted in the St. Lorenz sacrament house, as well as documented in his role in advising the remodelling of part of the Frauenkirche. | Kraft's architectural expertise is highlighted in the St. Lorenz sacrament house, as well as documented in his role in advising the remodelling of part of the Frauenkirche. | ||
==Life and | ==Life and influences== | ||
Kraft's birth, place of training and early artistic experience as a journeyman are unknown. His earliest documented mention in a | Kraft's birth, place of training and early artistic experience as a journeyman are unknown. His earliest documented mention in a Nuremberg document was in 1490 as a master with his own workshop. <ref> W. Stechow: <i>Northern Renaissance Art, 1400-1600</i> Sources & Doc. Hhist. A. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1966) excerpt from contract </ref> | ||
==Significant | ==Significant works== | ||
Seven Stations of the Cross, | Seven Stations of the Cross, Nuremberg | ||
Sacrament House, St. Lorenz, | Sacrament House, St. Lorenz, Nuremberg | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 29 January 2008
Adam Kraft, ? - Jan 1509, was a German sculptor and architect noted for his stone sculptures created in the final stages of the Late Gothic period in Germany.
Kraft's architectural expertise is highlighted in the St. Lorenz sacrament house, as well as documented in his role in advising the remodelling of part of the Frauenkirche.
Life and influences
Kraft's birth, place of training and early artistic experience as a journeyman are unknown. His earliest documented mention in a Nuremberg document was in 1490 as a master with his own workshop. [1]
Significant works
Seven Stations of the Cross, Nuremberg
Sacrament House, St. Lorenz, Nuremberg
References
- ↑ W. Stechow: Northern Renaissance Art, 1400-1600 Sources & Doc. Hhist. A. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1966) excerpt from contract