Nikolaus Glockendon
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Nikolaus Glockendon
was a German illuminator from Nuremberg
, active in the early 16th century. The son of Georg Glockendon
the Elder and brother of Albrecht Glockendon
, he came from a family of illuminators and printers. His work is known from over thirty extant manuscripts, many of which he signed, usually with his initials "NG".
His manuscript illumination The Holy Trinity particularly demonstrates the influence of Albrecht Dürer
's Adoration of the Trinity, also known as the Landauer Altarpiece, painted in 1511. Nikolaus Glockendon's career masterpiece is a ceremonial missal, now in the Hofbibliothek Aschaffenburg, known as the Missale Hallense. Dated 1524 and signed with the artist's full name, it was made for the Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz and one of the major patrons of art in Germany during this period. See Albert of Mainz
. The scholar Ulrich Merkl has documented the most comprehensive catalog of works by Glockendon and his workshop. Merkl also provides a family tree of the Glockendons (pp. 72–73), who produced several generations of artists in Nuremberg.
was a German illuminator from Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
, active in the early 16th century. The son of Georg Glockendon
Georg Glockendon
Georg Glockendon the Elder was a Nuremberg-based woodblock cutter, printer and painter. Famed during his lifetime for his illuminations, he was also an industrious printer and published a number of the works of Erhard Etzlaub. The Erdapfel of Martin Behaim is the best known of his painted works,...
the Elder and brother of Albrecht Glockendon
Albrecht Glockendon
Albrecht Glockendon the Younger was a Nuremberg-based miniaturist and woodcutter. The son of painter and printer Georg Glockendon, his work reflects the influence of both his brother, the illuminator Nikolaus Glockendon, and of Albrecht Dürer....
, he came from a family of illuminators and printers. His work is known from over thirty extant manuscripts, many of which he signed, usually with his initials "NG".
His manuscript illumination The Holy Trinity particularly demonstrates the influence of Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg. His prints established his reputation across Europe when he was still in his twenties, and he has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance ever since...
's Adoration of the Trinity, also known as the Landauer Altarpiece, painted in 1511. Nikolaus Glockendon's career masterpiece is a ceremonial missal, now in the Hofbibliothek Aschaffenburg, known as the Missale Hallense. Dated 1524 and signed with the artist's full name, it was made for the Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz and one of the major patrons of art in Germany during this period. See Albert of Mainz
Albert of Mainz
Cardinal Albert of Hohenzollern was Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545, and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545.-Biography:...
. The scholar Ulrich Merkl has documented the most comprehensive catalog of works by Glockendon and his workshop. Merkl also provides a family tree of the Glockendons (pp. 72–73), who produced several generations of artists in Nuremberg.