Conrad Fyoll

Conrad Fyoll (also: Konrad, Fyol, Viol ) was a German painter and sculptor (* 1425 † before October 31, 1486 ).

Life and work

Fyoll was a son of Sebald Fyolls in Frankfurt am Main. He made the oath of citizenship in 1448 and took over after his father's death in 1463 his workshop in the house Nideck at the corner of lane and Kannengießer alley. 1463 to 1467 he worked at the Cyriakuskirche in Roedelheim. From 1464 he was repeatedly charged with repair work in Romans, including the 1477 renewal of the quaternions of the constitution in the upper council chamber. Here he assisted his sons Conrad and Hans Fyoll. 1466 restored Fyoll a damaged by fire wing of Marie altar under the Sachsenhausen Bridge Tower.

1467-1470 Fyoll created for the monastery Selbold a high altar. During this time he became apparently deep in debt. 1469 procured his creditor garnishment and 1470, the auction of the house Nideck; then left Fyoll Frankfurt and worked until 1475 outside of the city. 1478 he returned again and painted the organ case in the church of St. Bartholomew. Later works may be attributed to his eldest son, Conrad, for example, the renewal of a St. Christopher in front of the lower council chamber in Romans.

Among the works preserved today it is no more, to be sure, but some altarpieces from Frankfurt and the surrounding area are marked with a violet ( viol ). These include an Anne with Two Others in the Church of Our Lady and the low Erlenbacher altar in the Hessian State Museum in Darmstadt.