Jerg Ratgeb
Jerg Ratgeb was a German painter (1485–1526). He was born at Schwäbisch Gmünd and died at Pforzheim.
Also recorded as Jörg Ratgeb; Schurzjurgen Ratgeb; Jerg Rathgeb; Schürzjürgen Ratgeb; Schürtz Jörgen Rathgeb; Schürtz Jörgen Ratgeb.
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Jörg Ratgeb, Schurzjurgen Ratgeb, Jerg Rathgeb, Schürzjürgen Ratgeb and Schürtz Jörgen Rathgeb. His recorded language was German.
Recognition and collections
Work by Jerg Ratgeb is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, National Museum of World Cultures and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
Identity
What the record establishes about Jerg Ratgeb.
Jerg Ratgeb is recorded with the occupation painter. Jerg Ratgeb is recorded as a citizen of Germany. Jerg Ratgeb is recorded with the citizenship of Germany. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name.
Catalogued works
1 work under this name is catalogued by Open Library.
Wandmalereien in dem Karmeliter Kloster zu Frankfurt am Main.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Ratgeb [Rathgeb], Jerg, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Ratgeb, Jerg or Jörg, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Peindre à en mourir : Jerg Ratgeb ou le mystère de l’engagement entre Réforme et Renaissance allemandes, De Dante à Rubens : l’artiste engagé, 2020.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1485Jerg Ratgeb born at Schwäbisch Gmünd.
- 1485Jerg Ratgeb was born on 1 January 1485.
- 1507The Last Supper is dated 1507 and held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (inventory 2294 (OK)).
- 1507The Last Supper (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen).
- 1510altarpiece of Saint Barbara is dated 1510.
- 1510altarpiece of Saint Barbara.
- 1519Herrenberg Altarpiece is dated 1519 and held by Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (inventory 1523 a-e).
- 1519Herrenberg Altarpiece (Staatsgalerie Stuttgart).
- 1525Christ carrying the cross is dated 1525 and held by Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (inventory 2409).
- 1525Ecce Homo is dated 1525 and held by Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (inventory 2408).
- 1525Ecce Homo (Staatsgalerie Stuttgart).
- 1525Christ carrying the cross (Staatsgalerie Stuttgart).
- 1526Jerg Ratgeb died at Pforzheim.
- 1526Jerg Ratgeb died on 1 January 1526.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Jerg Ratgeb, der Maler, Aus Schönbuch und Gäu, 2024
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Open Library author record for Jerg Ratgeb (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 3.
Peindre à en mourir : Jerg Ratgeb ou le mystère de l’engagement entre Réforme et Renaissance allemandes, De Dante à Rubens : l’artiste engagé, 2020
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
- 5.
Ratgeb, Jerg or Jörg, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Ratgeb, Johann Jakob Spreng, Allgemeines deutsches Glossarium. Historisch-etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache online, 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 2125798-X, Jerg-Ratgeb-Realschule (Herrenberg).
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q567523: Jerg Ratgeb
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“Jerg Ratgeb”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Plates
Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

Stifterbild des Frankfurter Patriziers Claus Stalburg des Reichen (1469-1524) und seiner Frau Margarethe vom Rhein
Unbekannter „Meister der Stalburg-Bildnisse“ (vermutlich aus dem Kreis um Hans Holbein d.Ä.) · https://www.wikiart.org/en/jerg-ratgeb/stifterbild-des-frankfurter-patriziers-claus-stalburg-des-reichen-und-seiner-frau-margarethe-vom-1504 · Public domain
The picture record
Jerg Ratgeb, from the Wikimedia Commons record.
Jerg Ratgeb · Web Gallery of Art : Image Info about artwork wga QS:P11807,"r/ratgeb/flight" · Public domain
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