Joachim Deschler
Joachim Deschler (sometimes Joachim Teschler or, incorrectly, Johann Teschler; c.1500 - after 1 October 1571, Vienna) was a German sculptor and medalist.
Life and work
Little is known about his life. The
Deschler's workshop produced small sculptures made from limestone and boxwood in the German Renaissance style. He also produced a great number of artistically executed medals, which may be identified by the letters "ID" inscribed on the arm of the person depicted. The Coat of Arms on their reverse sides indicate that they were modelled with limestone from the Solnhofen quarries.[1] Most of his medals were cast at the mint in Kremnitz. Although Deschler's work shows Italian influence, its genre-like nature marks it as distinctively German. After Hans Bolsterer, he is considered one of the greatest German medalists of that period.
References
- ^ a b c Margarete Braun-Ronsdorf (1957), "Deschler, Joachim", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 3, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 613; (full text online)
Further reading
- Des Johann Neudörfer, Schreib- und Rechenmeisters zu Nürnberg, Nachrichten von Künstlern und Werkleuten daselbst aus dem Jahre 1547: nebst der Fortsetzung des Andreas Gulden (Of Johann Neudörfer, writing and arithmetic master to Nuremberg, news of artists and workmen there from 1547: together with the continuation of Andreas Gulden), G. W. C. Lochner. 1875 (Digitalized)
- Karl Domanig, Die deutsche Medaille in kunst- und kulturhistorischer Hinsicht (The German medal in artistic and cultural historical perspective), Vienna 1907
External links
- Joachim Deschler in the Victoria and Albert Museum[1]