Hans Backoffen

Hans Backoffen - well -off, then back Offenn, Backoiffen or oven - (* 1470 in Sulzbach, † September 21, 1519 in Mainz ) was a German sculptor. He was a citizen of Mainz and was in the service of the archbishops as court sculptor. His workshop is from 1505 to 1519 in Mainz detectable.

Life

The birthplace of Hans Backoffen is not precisely localized, since various places named Sulzbach come into question. Probably it is Sulzbach am Main, which at that time belonged to Electoral Mainz, or not too far away from Mainz Reichsdorf Sulzbach at maximum. In 1516 he acquired from Eberbach monastery an old age pension of 18 florins a year for himself and his wife. Backoffen paid for this unique 200 florins to the monastery. He belonged to the parish council of St. Ignatius in Mainz and was buried with his wife in this church.

Style

Hans Backoffen applies along with the slightly earlier time Adalbert masters as one of the most important representatives of the central Rhenish sculpture in Mainz. Both are in the Renaissance at the transition of the late Gothic period. Hans Backoffen is the main representative of the so-called " late Gothic Baroque ", the period from 1500, can be found throughout Europe in the first member of the ( Italian ) Renaissance and tighter, almost schematic representation of shapes and gestures stricter replace the Gothic.

Works (selection)

Among the works of Hans Backoffen primarily include tombs and Crucifixion groups etc.

  • Grave monuments in Mainz Cathedral for the Archbishop Berthold of Henneberg ( 1505 ), Jacob Stone of Love ( 1510 ) and Uriel of Gemmingen (around 1515-1517 )
  • Grave stone of Hans von Ingelheim and of Margaret of glove home in the Church of St. Vitus in Heidelberg- glove home (after 1517)
  • The donated by Jacob Heller Crucifixion group in Frankfurt Cathedral ( Tower Hall ) ( 1509 )
  • The crucifixion scene in St. Peter's Cemetery in Frankfurt am Main (1510/1511)
  • The Crucifixion group in the Sanctuary Hessenthal ( 1519)
  • The Crucifixion ( copy ) next to St. Ignace, Mainz
  • The crucifixion scene in front of the town church in Bad Wimpfen
  • The cross altar in St. Peter's in Mainz
  • The altar in the Chapel of the Cross in Großostheim
  • The Crucifixion group in addition to the parish church of St. Catherine in St. Catherine at Vettelschoss

From the workshop of Hans et al go back Offen the following works out:

  • The crucifixion scene in front of the parish church of St. Vincent in Hattenheim (1508/1510)
  • The crucifixion scene in the churchyard of the parish church of St. Mark in Erbach (Rheingau ) (1508/1510)
  • The font of the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Eltville ( dated 1517). The Crucifixion ( 1505 ) in the Schmidt castle chapel in the churchyard, and the Mount of Olives associated with the outside of the church (around 1520 ) are also within the baking Offen
Eberbach Abbey Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild Jakob von Liebenstein Uriel von Gemmingen Jakob Heller Neue Deutsche Biographie Integrated Authority File
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