Nikolaus Glockendon

Nicholas Glockendon (c. 1490/95, † 1533/34 ) was illuminators in Nuremberg.

Life

Glockendon Nicholas, son of also acting as an illuminator Georg Glockendon († 1514), created his masterpieces in the years 1522-1532 from his earlier career time an illustrated prayer book (10 × 7 cm) is known.; The book includes 17 full-page miniatures and numerous trim with drolleries, which have no substantive reference to the text or main iconographic thumbnails Albrecht Dürer and his circle are required.

He created several valuable books for the Archbishop of Mainz Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg. Among his most important include a hard - missal from the year 1533. The hand-written and valuable book be painted work of art from the Middle Ages is part of the pin Treasure of St. Peter and Alexander ( Aschaffenburg ) and is on display in the Abbey Museum of Aschaffenburg.

A manufactured by him prayer book for Albrecht of Brandenburg is now in the Biblioteca Estense in Modena.

Works

• Prayer Book ( Nuremberg, Germanic National Museum, 198448 ms ), probably around 1519/20
• Missal Hallense (Mainz, parts of it at the Landesmuseum Mainz, Inv. No. GS 1919/75 ), completed 1524
• Festmissale Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg in the Abbey Museum of Aschaffenburg 1533

Exhibitions

• 2003 Nuremberg, Germanic National Museum: In the spotlight June 2003