Elias Holl
Elias Holl (28 February 1573 in Augsburg – 6 January 1646 in Augsburg) was the most important architect of late German Renaissance architecture.
Also recorded as Elias Holl I · Elias, I Holl
Elias Holl
Lucas Kilian · Own photo from a reproduction in Maximilianmuseum (Augsburg). · Public domain
- Born
- 1573.
- Died
- 1646.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- architect, general contractor, artist and master builder.
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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.
Documentary record
Elias Holl (28 February 1573 – 6 January 1646) is described as an architect, artist, mason and master builder in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Elias Holl was born on 28 February 1573 in Augsburg and died on 6 January 1646 in Augsburg.
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
Dated record
Life and career
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1573
Elias Holl born at Augsburg.
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
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q66894: Elias Holl
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Elias Holl”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Institutional witnessscholarly publication
Holl, Elias or H. F, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
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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