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Ludwig Krug (Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, 1488-1532) was a goldsmith, engraver, and sculptor. Together with with Wenzel Jamnitzer, he was the most important goldsmith of the 16th century in what is now Germany[1][2][3] and he was the most multifaceted German artist of his time.
Biography[edit]
There is little information about Krug's life and artistic training. Son of the engraver Hans Krug the Elder (approx. 1455-1519),[2] Ludwig Krug mainly worked in the Free City of Nuremberg, obtaining the title of master goldsmith in 1522.[4]
While attribution of his work as a metalworker are controversial due to a lack of signature, there is more certainty about his career as an engraver thanks to the preservation of two woodcuts and sixteen copper engravings on religious subjects.[5]
Krug's prints were developed in a style that, starting from a youthful phase inspired by the models of Albrecht Durer, Martin Schongauer, and Lucas van Leyden,[1] gradually distanced from these artists and approached, in a creative period following, to the decorative models of Augsburg, represented by Hans Schwarz, characterized by a certain originality and liveliness.
In the last years of his career, Krug dedicated himself to goldsmithing,[1] of which the drawing of a ciborium from Aschaffenburg depicting Mary, mother of Jesus and Joseph dated to 1526 is preserved,[5] as well as the drawing of the lid of a cup depicting the Labours of Hercules.[5]
Krug's works were characterized by naturalistic design and a mixture of Italian decorative elements of late Gothic art.[4]
Among Krug's works we mention the splendid mugs (Germanisches Nationalmuseum);[1][3] the lid of a cup preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest;[1] another, gilded, in the treasury of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua;[3] as well as numerous medals,[2] given that he was an engraver at the Nuremberg mint;[3] the limestone relief depicting Adam and Eve in the fall of man (Bode Museum, Berlin).[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Le Muse, enciclopedia di tutte le arti, 6. 1964. p. 308.
- ^ a b c "Krug, Ludwig". Treccani (in Italian). Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
- ^ a b c d "Krug, Ludwig". www.sapere.it (in Italian). 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Krug, Ludwig". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German).
- ^ a b c Campbell, Gordon (9 November 2006). The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Two-volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 553. ISBN 978-0-19-518948-3.
- ^ Smith, J.C. (2014). Nuremberg, a Renaissance City, 1500–1618. University of Texas Press. p. 575. ISBN 978-1-4773-0638-3. Retrieved 2024-02-25.