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Anton Pilgram
Anton Pilgram
Born	1460; Brno (?)
Died	1516; Vienna (?)
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna; St Jacob Church, Brno; Old City Hall, Brno

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Anton Pilgram (also Anton Pilchramb) (around 1460, Brno (?) – 1516, Vienna) was a late medieval architect and sculptor active in the area of today's Czech Republic, Austria and western Germany. Pilgram is known as the sculptor of the portal of Old City Hall in Brno and author of the pulpit in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. He spent a major part of his life in Brno.

Biography

He was probably trained in Vienna, and following that, in 1481, he was invited to Heilbronn. His earliest work was a chancel at the St Kilian Church in Heilbronn. However, the research from 2004 questioned his authorship. Pilgram created his early architectural works mainly in Swabia, Germany. He participated in the building of the St. George Church in Schwieberdingen and St Lawrence Chapel in Rottweil. During his stay in Swabia, he became familiar with the works of Italian and German Renaissance artists.^[1]

He came back to Brno around 1495, and he worked there as a sculptor and stonemason at the St Jacob Church and Judentor (Jews' Gate, 1508). Among his most inmportant works are wooden sculptures of Saint Peter Martyr a Dominican saint, created around 1511, and particularly the portal of the Old City Hall (1512).

In 1512 Pilgram became a cathedral builder of the St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. There he concentrated mainly on smaller architectonic forms, such as cathedral pulpit (built from 1514 to 1515) and various relief sculptures. Pilgram probably died in Vienna around 1516.

Style

Anton Pilgram is considered to be one of the most talented descendants of Nicolas Gerhaert of Leiden in Middle Europe. His figural sculptures express a high level of individuality, and are not entirely within medieval artistic expression. Czech art historian Albert Kutal indicated also possible influence of north Italian Renaissance sculpture and paintings by Andrea Mantegna. According to preserved historical documents, Pilgram was a self-confident and contentious artist, who often asserted his artistic individuality against the will of guilds and other institutions.

Notes

^ Černá (2005), p. 70

References

Černá, Marie (2005). Gotická architektura. Evropské kulturní dědictví. Prague: Idea Servis. ISBN 80-85970-46-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) Template:Cs icon

External links

[Černá70-1] Černá (2005), p. 70

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 He was probably trained in Vienna, and following that, in 1481, he was invited to [[Heilbronn]]. His earliest work was a [[chancel]] at the St Kilian Church in Heilbronn. However, the research from 2004 questioned his authorship. Pilgram created his early architectural works mainly in [[Swabia]], Germany. He participated in the building of the St. George Church in [[Schwieberdingen]] and St Lawrence Chapel in [[Rottweil]]. During his stay in Swabia, he became familiar with the works of [[Italians|Italian]] and German [[Renaissance]] artists.<ref name="Černá70">[[#Černá|Černá (2005)]], p. 70</ref>
-He came back to Brno around 1495, and he worked there as a sculptor and [[Stonemasonry|stonemason]] at the St Jacob Church and Judentor (Jews' Gate, 1508). Among his most inmportant works are wooden sculptures of Saint Peter Martyr and Dominican saint, created around 1511, and particularly the portal of the Old City Hall (1512).
+He came back to Brno around 1495, and he worked there as a sculptor and [[Stonemasonry|stonemason]] at the St Jacob Church and Judentor (Jews' Gate, 1508). Among his most inmportant works are wooden sculptures of [[Peter of Verona|Saint Peter Martyr]] a Dominican saint, created around 1511, and particularly the portal of the Old City Hall (1512).
-In 1512 Pilgram became a cathedral builder of the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. There he concentrated mainly on smaller architectonic forms, such as cathedral pulpit (builded from 1514 to 1515) and various relief sculptures. Pilgram probably died in Vienna around 1516.
+In 1512 Pilgram became a cathedral builder of the [[St Stephen's Cathedral]] in Vienna. There he concentrated mainly on smaller architectonic forms, such as cathedral pulpit (built from 1514 to 1515) and various relief sculptures. Pilgram probably died in Vienna around 1516.
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