Elias Holl
Elias Holl (28 February 1573 in Augsburg – 6 January 1646 in Augsburg) was the most important architect of late German Renaissance architecture.
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Elias Holl
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- Born
- 1573.
- Died
- 1646.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- architect, general contractor, artist and master builder.
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Elias Holl (28 February 1573 in Augsburg – 6 January 1646 in Augsburg) was the most important architect of late German Renaissance architecture.
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Life
Life
Elias Holl was born in Augsburg, Werbhausgasse 2. He was descended from a master-builder-Family. His father Hans Holl (1512-1594) taught him. In 1596 he passed the exam, the Meisterprüfung. After an abidance in Tyrol and Italy in the years 1600/1601 – he visited Bozen and Venice – in 1602 he became Werkmeister of Augsburg. In 1629 he lost his office as Stadtbaumeister because he was a protestant. Since then he was only called Stadtgeometer. He was dismissed from office in 1631. He is buried in the Augsburg Protestant Cemetery.
Building
Building
He was the architect and constructor of Augsburg's landmark: the Augsburg Town Hall. More buildings in Augsburg are Zeughaus (1602-1607), Wertachbrucker Tor (1605) Stadtmetzg (1609), St.-Anna-Gymnasium (1613), addition of the Perlachturm (1614-1616) and the Heilig-Geist-Spital (1626-1631) (it contains the Augsburger Puppenkiste).
Elias Holl (1573-1646); 103:86 cm
Scanned from "Die großen Deutschen im Bilde" (1936) by Michael Schönitzer
Life and career
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Life and career
Explore 1573–1646
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1573
Elias Holl born at Augsburg.
1614
Neuer Bau is dated 1614.
1624
Rathaus is dated 1624.
1625
Heilig-Geist-Spital Augsburg is dated 1625.
1646
Elias Holl died at Augsburg.
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scholarly publication
- Eva Haberstock, Der Augsburger Stadtwerkmeister Elias Holl (1573–1646). Werkverzeichnis. (Beiträge zur Geschichte der Stadt Augsburg, Bd. 7.) Petersberg, Imhof 2016, Historische Zeitschrift, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
- Holl, Elias or H. F, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
- Rezension von: Eva Haberstock: Der Augsburger Stadtwerkmeister Elias Holl (1573 – 1646), Zeitschrift für Württembergische Landesgeschichte, 2022
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2022
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q66894: Elias Holl
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- “Elias Holl”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Holl, Elias or H. F, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Rezension von: Eva Haberstock: Der Augsburger Stadtwerkmeister Elias Holl (1573 – 1646), Zeitschrift für Württembergische Landesgeschichte, 2022Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q66894: Elias HollWikimedia Foundation
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