Erasmus Grasser

Erasmus Grasser (* 1450 in Schmidmühlen (Oberpfalz ), † 1518 in Munich ) was a sculptor.

Life

Grasser came around in 1472 after completing his years of travel in Munich. The guild of painters, carvers, silk Nearer and Glaser defends itself against the recording, Grasser was a " vnfridlicher, Verworner and arcklistiger servant ". To 1477 married Dorothea Grasser Kaltenprunner. Already in 1480 he was probably unanimously elected head of the painters' guild also thanks to his major championship, which also belonged to the carvers. In addition to his sculptural Can he also demonstrated technical skills, he was an expert of Hydraulic city of Munich and received in 1507 by Duke Albrecht IV the contract for construction management for the renovation of the old salt of Bad Reichenhall. Grasser died in 1518 as one of the wealthiest citizens of the city.

Grasser is the namesake of the Munich Erasmus Grasser -Gymnasium and the Schmidmühlener Erasmus Grasser Elementary School. According to him also the Erasmus Grasser Prize of the city of Munich is named.

Works

  • Morris dancers, 1480, Old Town Hall (Munich ) ( originals now in the permanent collection of the Munich City Museum )
  • Some apostles and saints performing busts and figures from the lost in its totality former Gothic choir stalls in the Frauenkirche, Munich
  • Memorial to Dr. Ulrich Aresinger, 1482, marble, St. Peter's Church, Munich
  • Picture of Mary on the north altar in the monastery church Nativity of Mary, Hieronymus
  • More works in Freising and Reichersdorf
  • Erasmus Grasser was from 1481 builder of the monastery Maria mountain in Rorschach at Lake Constance
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