Erhard Reuwich

Erhard Reuwich (also Reeuwijk, Reeuwyck, Reeuwich, Rewich; * around 1450 in Utrecht, † after 1505 in Mainz ) was a Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman. He is considered the first well known name book illustrator.

Life

Reuwich was born in Utrecht and worked from 1475 to probably around 1500 in Mainz in the vicinity of the cathedral chapter.

1483/1484 he accompanied the canon Bernhard von Breidenbach on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. His sketches, which included a map of Venice and overall views of Corfu and Rhodes were later cut in wood and attached to the printed with the printing types by Peter Schoeffer in February 1486 in Mainz Travelogue " Peregrinatio in terram sanctam ". The book had great success mainly because Reuwichs woodcuts and has been translated into other languages ​​, as the first in German in June 1486th In the Martinus library kept several copies of this travelogue.

Along with Johann Graf zu Solms - Lich, Philipp von Bickenbach, Bernhard von Breidenbach, and the barons Steward of Waldburg, with Hans Werli of Cimbro ( rooms), Heinrich von season, Bernhard von Rechenberg, among others Erhard was Reuwich 1483 Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem.

Reception

2006 Frederike Timm has been suggested that the majority of Reuwichs images from the Mediterranean and the Holy Land does not go back to handwritten recordings locally, but have been in 1484 from the collection of Venetian artists, especially the Bellini workshop copied. The author writes Reuwich to historical reasons, the so-called Mainzer Marie altar (around 1500).

Expenditure of Peregrinatio

• Bernard of Breydenbach: Peregrinatio sanctam in terram, first German edition by Peter Schoeffer, Mainz 1486 159 leaves, numerous illust.. and Faltpanoramen by Erhard Reuwich. One of the greatest travel stories of the late Middle Ages the first time and completely available in facsimile, with a scholarly commentary by Andreas Klußmann. Fines Mundi Publishing Saarbrücken, 2008.