Conrad Pflüger

Conrad Pflüger - Konrad Pflüger written - (* 1450 in Swabia, † probably in 1506 or 1507 in Leipzig) was one of the leading architects and builders of the late Gothic period and was in the 1490s - years as the highest artistic authority and authority in Albertine Saxony. He was also a master builder to Görlitz and at the same time the Duke of Saxony foreman.

Work

The origin of the career of his training and the personal circumstances of the busy and well-traveled student Arnold of Westphalia are not known exactly and are based only on conjecture. In contrast, leaves the baumeisterliche work Conrad Pflüger, who especially enjoyed as an expert in the vault of late Gothic churches in high esteem, prove good for the time from 1477 to 1506.

1477 the later architect and builder was first mentioned as Parlier Arnold of Westphalia († 1480), whose main work, the Albrecht Castle Meissen, he completed between 1480/81 and 1483. After that Pflueger involved in the construction of the castle rock hard in Torgau, on the construction of Moritzburg in Halle Wittenberg and the construction of the castle including the Castle Church. In addition, he worked together with his parleying Blasius Börer and Urban Laubanisch, in the establishment of the Holy Sepulchre and the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Görlitz, the construction of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, the construction of the Cross Church in Dresden and the construction of the St. Annen Church in Annaberg with. Likewise tiller will also be awarded some advice and designs for the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Church and the new building of St. Peter's Church in Leipzig.

Conrad Pflüger often resulted from the floor plans of the building project and personally led the particularly difficult vault of the churches. The respected architect was able to on a well-functioning network - consisting of builders, parleying and masons - fall back and engaged in a lively exchange of ideas and experiences on the also working in Saxony builders Claus Roder, Peter of Pirna and Jacob von Schweinfurt, the agreement in case construction projects discussed and influence each other in their work.

Between 1490 and 1497 Pflueger took up his residence in Görlitz, where he held the office of city architect. The Duke of Saxony foreman moved in 1498 because of the construction of the Dresden to Meissen Cross Church and lived around 1505/ 06 in Leipzig. Then the trace of the coveted professional loses. It is therefore assumed that Conrad Pflüger 1506 or 1507 died in Leipzig.

Structures ( selection)

Note: The year numbers indicate only the (partly assumed) periods of activity of Conrad Pflüger on subsequent buildings again.

• Completion of the construction of the Albrecht Castle in Meissen ( 1480/81-1483 )
• Participation in the construction of the castle rock hard in Torgau ( 1480/81-1485 )
• Participation in the construction of Moritzburg in Halle ( to 1484 )
• Construction of the Holy Sepulchre in Görlitz (around 1489-1497 )
• Completion of the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Görlitz (1490-1497)
• Participation in the construction of the Wittenberg castle ( around the year 1489 /90 and 1496/97 )
• Construction of the former Antoniterklosters in Eicha at Naunhof (1490-1494)
• Participation in the construction of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig (1494-1497)
• Participation in the construction of the Cross Church in Dresden ( 1498-1503/04 )
• Participation in the construction of the St. Anne's Church in Annaberg ( 1499-1500/01 )
• Participation in the building of the Collegium of the University of Wittenberg ( 1503 )
• Reports and designs for the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig (1505-1506)
• Reports and designs for the building of St. Peter Church in Leipzig (1505-1506)