Willibald Pirckheimer
Willibald Pirckheimer | |
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Bishopric of Eichstätt | |
| Died | 22 December 1530 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Relatives | Willibald Imhoff (grandson) |
Willibald Pirckheimer (5 December 1470 – 22 December 1530) was a
Biography
Born in
He was a member of a group of Nuremberg humanists including
In 1499 Pirckheimer was chosen by the City Council to command their contingent of troops in the Imperial army during the Swabian War against the Swiss. On his return he was presented with a gold cup by the City. This may be referred to in Dürer's engraving Nemesis of about 1502.
As Dürer had not received a classical education, it is usually assumed that much of the display of classical and humanist learning in his works, especially his prints, reflected his discussions with Pirckheimer. A notable example is Melencolia I. Pirckheimer lent Dürer the money for his second trip to Italy in 1506/07, and ten letters to him from Dürer in Italy demonstrate the closeness of the friendship, with much teasing.
After the death in 1560 of the last of Dürer's immediate family, Pirckheimer's grandson
Pirckheimer was also a patron of the astronomist and meteorologist Johannes Werner. Werner relied on the support from Pirckheimer, Sebald Schreyer and others to develop his instruments and make systematic experiments and observances in measuring distances and locations, study the earth's magnetism and meteorology.[5]
Pirckheimer died in Nuremberg, aged 60. Like Dürer, he is buried in the Johannisfriedhof cemetery in Nuremberg.
A portrait of Pirckheimer appears on the
References
- ISBN 978-1-317-88562-7. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Corine Schleif (2010), “Albrecht Dürer between Agnes Frey and Willibald Pirckheimer,” The Essential Dürer, ed. Larry Silver and Jeffrey Chipps Smith, Philadelphia, 85-205.
- ^ The German Wikipedia has a full life - link via Willibald
- ^ David Paisey, ‘Searching for Pirckheimer’s books in the remains of the Arundel Library at the Royal Society’, in Enea Silvio Piccolomini nördlich der Alpen, ed. F. Fuchs (Wiesbaden, 2007), 159–218.
- ^ Campos, Carlos Alberto (1985). Technology, Scientific Specutalion and the Great Discoveries. UC Biblioteca Geral 1. pp. 532, 533. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
Sources
- Bartrum, Giulia (2002). Albrecht Dürer and his Legacy. British Museum Press. ISBN 0-7141-2633-0.
External links
- Online Galleries, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries High resolution images of works by and/or portraits of Willibald Pirckheimer in .jpg and .tiff format.
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