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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.