Matthias Gerung

Matthias Gerung was a German illuminator, painter, printmaker, xylographer, miniaturist and artist (1500–1570). He was born at Nördlingen and died at Lauingen.

Also recorded as Matheus Geron; Matheus Gerung; Matthias Geron; Mathis Gerung; Mathias Geron; Mattis Gerung.

Matthias Gerung in brief

Born
1500
Died
1570
Known for
illuminator, painter, printmaker, xylographer, miniaturist and artist
Place of birth
Nördlingen
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Matheus Geron, Matheus Gerung, Matthias Geron, Mathis Gerung and Mathias Geron. His recorded language was German.

Recognition and collections

Work by Matthias Gerung is held by Art Institute of Chicago, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Bavarian National Museum and Führermuseum.

Identity

What the record establishes about Matthias Gerung.

The Destruction of Troy and the Judgment of Paris is dated 1600 and held by Musées Nationaux Récupération (inventory 8757). Ottheinrichs Pilgerfahrt ins Heilige Land is dated 1541 and held by Bavarian National Museum. Matthias Gerung is recorded as illuminator, painter, printmaker, xylographer and miniaturist. The Dream of Paris is dated 1522 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1940.935). Jerusalem Tapestry is dated 1541 and held by Bavarian National Museum (inventory T 3860). Ottheinrich Bible is dated 2000 and held by Bavarian State Library (inventory Cgm 8010).

Melancholia is dated 1558 and held by Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (inventory 2619). The departure from Jaffa is dated 1541 and held by Q18333562 (inventory T 374). Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe records 1 object associated with this heading. Musées Nationaux Récupération records 3 objects associated with this heading. Bavarian National Museum records 2 objects associated with this heading. Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading.

Bavarian State Library records 1 object associated with this heading. Matthias Gerung is recorded with the citizenship of Germany. Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain is dated 1531. St. Peter Healing the Crippled Beggar is dated 1531. Healing of the Man Born Blind is dated 1531.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Matthias Gerung may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Matthias Gerung is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q1909908.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Bavarian National Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q18333562: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Gerung, Matthias, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Gerung [Geron, Matthias, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Gerung, Matthias, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Matthias Gerung (ca. 1500-1570) y la visión apocalíptica del «peligro turco» bajo el prisma de la estampa polémica protestante, Memoria y Civilización, 2025.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1500Matthias Gerung born at Nördlingen.
  2. 1500Matthias Gerung was born in 1500 at Nördlingen.
  3. 1522The Dream of Paris (Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1522The Dream of Paris is dated 1522 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1940.935).
  5. 1531Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain is dated 1531.
  6. 1531St. Peter Healing the Crippled Beggar is dated 1531.
  7. 1531Healing of the Man Born Blind is dated 1531.
  8. 1531Healing of the Man Born Blind.
  9. 1541Jerusalem Tapestry (Bavarian National Museum).
  10. 1541Ottheinrichs Pilgerfahrt ins Heilige Land (Bavarian National Museum).
  11. 1541Ottheinrichs Pilgerfahrt ins Heilige Land is dated 1541 and held by Bavarian National Museum.
  12. 1541Jerusalem Tapestry is dated 1541 and held by Bavarian National Museum (inventory T 3860).
  13. 1541The departure from Jaffa is dated 1541 and held by Q18333562 (inventory T 374).
  14. 1541The departure from Jaffa (Q18333562).
  15. 1558Melancholia (Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe).
  16. 1558Melancholia is dated 1558 and held by Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (inventory 2619).
  17. 1570Matthias Gerung died at Lauingen.
  18. 1570Matthias Gerung died in 1570 at Lauingen.
  19. 1600The Destruction of Troy and the Judgment of Paris (Musées Nationaux Récupération).
  20. 1600The Destruction of Troy and the Judgment of Paris is dated 1600 and held by Musées Nationaux Récupération (inventory 8757).
  21. 2000Ottheinrich Bible is dated 2000 and held by Bavarian State Library (inventory Cgm 8010).

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. 1.

    Gerung [Geron, Matthias, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Gerung, Matthias, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gerung, Matthias, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Matthias Gerung (ca. 1500-1570) y la visión apocalíptica del «peligro turco» bajo el prisma de la estampa polémica protestante, Memoria y Civilización, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Matthias Gerung.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1909908: Matthias Gerung

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Matthias Gerung”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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