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[[File:Philipp Uffenbach 1591.jpg|thumb|Self-portrait of Philipp Uffenbach, 1591]]
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'''Philipp Uffenbach''' (15 January 1566 &ndash; 6 April 1636)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jacoby|first=Joachim|date=2011|title=An Unknown Drawing by Philipp Uffenbach in Dresden|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23050149|journal=Master Drawings|volume=49|issue=1|pages=63–66|issn=0025-5025}}</ref> was a [[Germany|German]] painter and [[Etching|etcher]]. He was born in [[Frankfurt]], and trained under [[Hans Grimmer]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=RCIN 404717 - Witch Riding Backwards on a Goat|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/charles-i-king-and-collector/royal-academy-of-arts-london/witch-riding-backwards-on-a-goat|access-date=2021-03-04|website=www.rct.uk|language=en}}</ref> One of his pupils was [[Adam Elsheimer]]. His interests included mechanics, geometry alchemy, and anatomy.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Killy|first=Walther|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1NVRfl4gCw0C&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=Philipp+Uffenbach,+interested+in+anatomy&source=bl&ots=JlpKVyT4L6&sig=ACfU3U3wigFURFdPH70TC9GTdkKw27IQrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-y8CqtZbvAhUsxIUKHTgHBQkQ6AEwDHoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q=Philipp%20Uffenbach,%20interested%20in%20anatomy&f=false|title=Thibaut - Zycha|last2=Vierhaus|first2=Rudolf|date=2011-11-30|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-096116-4|language=en}}</ref>
'''Philipp Uffenbach''' (15 January 1566 &ndash; 6 April 1636) was a [[Germany|German]] painter and etcher. He was born in [[Frankfurt]], and trained under [[Hans Grimmer]]. One of his pupils was [[Adam Elsheimer]].


== Career ==
In 1598 Uffenbach obtained the citizenship of Frankfurt, after he had married and had taken over the painter’s workshop of his father-in-law in 1592. Only a few of his paintings and engravings are preserved; an example is the oil painting ''Adoration of the Magi'' (1587). His chief work is ''Ascension of Jesus'' of 1599, which he painted for the Dominican-Church in Frankfurt on Main. Conserved fragments can be found in the Historical Museum of the City of Frankfurt. It is known that he worked on behalf of the council of the city, e.g. he represented the ''Brückenfreiheit'' at the tower of Old Bridge of Frankfurt on Main (1610), he colored the figure ''Justitia'' for the Fountain of Justicia on Römerberg. 1887 this figure had been replaced by a sculpture in bronze. For Landgrave Philipp III. (Hessen-Butzbach) of Hessen-Butzbach he made the ceiling fresco for the "Landgrafschloss" (landgrave's castle).
In 1598 Uffenbach obtained the citizenship of Frankfurt, after he had married and had taken over the painter’s workshop of his father-in-law in 1592. Only a few of his paintings and engravings are preserved; an example is the oil painting ''Adoration of the Magi'' (1587).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wood|first=Christopher S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2_j6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA457&lpg=PA457&dq=Philipp+Uffenbach,+Adoration+of+the+Magi&source=bl&ots=ahzlgkVG_9&sig=ACfU3U3oqmupsK_RrbtUy6EYFpbjEUjgHQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBg-fjtJbvAhUmz4UKHWF6ABsQ6AEwEnoECBAQAw#v=onepage&q=Philipp%20Uffenbach,%20Adoration%20of%20the%20Magi&f=false|title=A History of Art History|date=2021-03-02|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-20476-5|language=en}}</ref> His chief work is ''Ascension of Jesus'' of 1599,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Killy|first=Walther|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1NVRfl4gCw0C&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=Philipp+Uffenbach,+Ascension+of+Jesus&source=bl&ots=JlpKVyT3Lb&sig=ACfU3U3lLksqlrejnaaFf2zcNfM-kfSA_g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_n6P9tJbvAhWl4IUKHVSiBKEQ6AEwDXoECBAQAw#v=onepage&q=Philipp%20Uffenbach,%20Ascension%20of%20Jesus&f=false|title=Thibaut - Zycha|last2=Vierhaus|first2=Rudolf|date=2011-11-30|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-096116-4|language=en}}</ref> which he painted for the Dominican-Church in Frankfurt on Main. Conserved fragments can be found in the Historical Museum of the City of Frankfurt. It is known that he worked on behalf of the council of the city, e.g. he represented the ''Brückenfreiheit'' at the tower of Old Bridge of Frankfurt on Main (1610), he colored the figure ''Justitia'' for the Fountain of Justicia on Römerberg. 1887 this figure had been replaced by a sculpture in bronze. For Landgrave Philipp III. (Hessen-Butzbach) of Hessen-Butzbach he made the ceiling fresco for the "Landgrafschloss" (landgrave's castle).


Uffenbach's interests included mechanics, geometry alchemy, and anatomy. In 1598 he wrote the booklet ''Zeitweiser'' (time pointer) containing a printed diptych sundial. On the horizontal part of this sundial he presented the oldest gnomonic world map known so far. He also was interested in the problem of squaring the circle and published the book with the title ''De quadratura circuli mechanici''.
In 1598 he wrote the booklet ''Zeitweiser'' (time pointer) containing a printed diptych sundial. On the horizontal part of this sundial he presented the oldest gnomonic world map known so far. He also was interested in the problem of squaring the circle and published the book with the title ''De quadratura circuli mechanici''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Killy|first=Walther|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1NVRfl4gCw0C&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=Philipp+Uffenbach,+De+quadratura+circuli+mechanic&source=bl&ots=JlpKVyT4S9&sig=ACfU3U0v810I8xn6U_8uT3SROqqAnG1bXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlvLvNtZbvAhXJyIUKHcIzDGUQ6AEwEHoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=Philipp%20Uffenbach,%20De%20quadratura%20circuli%20mechanic&f=false|title=Thibaut - Zycha|last2=Vierhaus|first2=Rudolf|date=2011-11-30|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-096116-4|language=en}}</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 10:24, 4 March 2021

Self-portrait of Philipp Uffenbach, 1591

Philipp Uffenbach (15 January 1566 – 6 April 1636)[1] was a German painter and etcher. He was born in Frankfurt, and trained under Hans Grimmer.[2] One of his pupils was Adam Elsheimer. His interests included mechanics, geometry alchemy, and anatomy.[3]

Career

In 1598 Uffenbach obtained the citizenship of Frankfurt, after he had married and had taken over the painter’s workshop of his father-in-law in 1592. Only a few of his paintings and engravings are preserved; an example is the oil painting Adoration of the Magi (1587).[4] His chief work is Ascension of Jesus of 1599,[5] which he painted for the Dominican-Church in Frankfurt on Main. Conserved fragments can be found in the Historical Museum of the City of Frankfurt. It is known that he worked on behalf of the council of the city, e.g. he represented the Brückenfreiheit at the tower of Old Bridge of Frankfurt on Main (1610), he colored the figure Justitia for the Fountain of Justicia on Römerberg. 1887 this figure had been replaced by a sculpture in bronze. For Landgrave Philipp III. (Hessen-Butzbach) of Hessen-Butzbach he made the ceiling fresco for the "Landgrafschloss" (landgrave's castle).

In 1598 he wrote the booklet Zeitweiser (time pointer) containing a printed diptych sundial. On the horizontal part of this sundial he presented the oldest gnomonic world map known so far. He also was interested in the problem of squaring the circle and published the book with the title De quadratura circuli mechanici.[6]

Sources

  • Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. pp. 598–599.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  • Reinhard Folk: Uffenbach's "Zeitweiser" published 1598 in The Compendium, Journal of the North American Sundial Society, Vol. 21 Num. 3 Pag.4 September 2014 ISSN 1074-3197
  • Ursula Opitz: Philipp Uffenbach Ein Frankfurter Maler um 1600 Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin München 2015, ISBN 3-422-07241-1; 312 pages.
  1. ^ Jacoby, Joachim (2011). "An Unknown Drawing by Philipp Uffenbach in Dresden". Master Drawings. 49 (1): 63–66. ISSN 0025-5025.
  2. ^ "RCIN 404717 - Witch Riding Backwards on a Goat". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ^ Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf (2011-11-30). Thibaut - Zycha. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-096116-4.
  4. ^ Wood, Christopher S. (2021-03-02). A History of Art History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-20476-5.
  5. ^ Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf (2011-11-30). Thibaut - Zycha. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-096116-4.
  6. ^ Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf (2011-11-30). Thibaut - Zycha. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-096116-4.