Madern Gerthener

Madern Gerthener (also: Gertener ) (* 1360, † 1430) was the city architect of the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main, sculptor and one of the most important artists of the late Gothic period in the Middle Rhine.

Life

Gerthener was the son of a respected Frankfurter Steinmetz family. His father John was a member of the guild, the family lived in the middle of the 14th century on Karthäuserhof in Weißadlergasse.

1390 was Gerthener several years of wandering and came up with probably the famous Cologne architect Parler family in touch, which was in the 14th century particularly active in Nuremberg and Prague. No later than 1392 Gerthener returned back to Frankfurt and entered as a simple mason in the services of the city.

It is not known when Gerthener the city architect of Frankfurt climb, probably the end of the 1390er years. The first notarization of this rank comes from the year 1415th Around 1400 he married the wealthy citizens daughter Adelheid guilders for Schußhan and probably has since been one of the upper class of urban society at the latest. Since 1408 Gerthener also was architect of the Cathedral of the city. Except for the city and private clients in Frankfurt, he also worked outside the city, especially for the Electors of Mainz and the Palatinate.

1419 Gerthener traveled to Strasbourg, to compete for the succession of the late architect Ulrich von Münster Ensingen, was commissioned to finally Ulrich's longtime collaborator John Hültz.

Works

Because documents are missing, Gertheners can authorship be assumed for many buildings only on the basis of stylistic similarities or stonemason.

In Frankfurt

  • Old bridge, reconstruction of a destroyed bridge by floating ice sheet
  • Leinwandhaus, urban trading house, 1397-99 ( suspected)
  • Houses Romans and Golden Swan, conversion of existing patrician houses the new City Hall, in 1405 ( suspected)
  • Fronhofturm ( Powder Tower ) at the Dominican convent, tower, 1406-08 ( suspected)
  • Nidda bridge in Frankfurt village Bonames, 1409-10
  • Nürnberger Hof, Braubachstraße 31 (Messe neighborhood and Handelshof the Nuremberg merchants ), 1410
  • City walls, strengthening works between Bockenheimer Gate (now Opera Square ) and Main, 1411
  • Frankfurt Cathedral, transept, 1408-11
  • Frankfurt Cathedral, West Tower, from 1415
  • Frankfurt Cathedral, tabernacle ( the tabernacle ) in the choir, from 1415
  • Peter Church, conversion and vaulting, 1417-19 ( presumed demolished in 1895 )
  • Church of Our Lady, south facade ( main setting page to Liebfrauenberg ) with the Three Kings Portal, 1420-25
  • Carmelite Monastery, late Gothic expansion and arching, 1424-30
  • Eschenheim Tower, city gate, including the coat of arms reliefs, 1426-28
  • Leonhard church, presbytery, from 1425
  • Also a co- Gertheners at the second ( stone ) generation of the waiting towers of Frankfurter Landwehr is possible (Gallus waiting from 1413, Sachsenhausen waiting from 1414).
  • As a sculptor Gerthener created, among other numerous times and grave tabernacle, some of which are still present in Frankfurt churches.

Outside of Frankfurt

  • Speyer Cathedral, sacristy, from 1409
  • Mainz Cathedral, Cloister, 1400-10 ( suspected)
  • Mainz Cathedral, grave times of the Archbishops John II of Nassau, 1419 and Conrad III. of Dhaun ( 1434 ) ( suspected)
  • Mainz Cathedral, Memorienportal: St. St. Stephen and St. Martin St.
  • Heidelberg Castle, the basement of the building Ruprecht, 1400-10
  • Oppenheim, St. Catherine's Church, West Choir from 1414
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