Innenstadt I in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe

Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016

1. Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688) Marker

Inscription. Verfasser der ersten deutschen Kunstgeschichte

Teutsche Academie der Bau-‚ Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste

und einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Maler seiner Zeit
kam im „Haus zum Schwalbächer“ in der Neuen Kräme am
12. Mai 1606 zur Welt. Sein Geburtshaus ﬁel 1944 den
Bombenangriffen zum Opfer.

Frankfurter Bürger halten mit dieser Tafel
die Erinnerung an ihn und sein Werk wach.

[English translation:]
Publisher of the first German history of art: German Academy of the Noble Arts of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, and one of the most significant German painters of his time. He came into the world on May 12, 1606 - born in the Schwalbaecher House on Neue Kraeme Street (i.e. here, the marker site), which fell victim to the 1944 bombings.

With this plaque the citizens of Frankfurt keep alive the remembrance of him and his works.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1606.

Location. 50° 6.661′ N, 8° 40.93′ E. Marker is in Innenstadt I, Hessen (Hesse), in Frankfurt am Main. Marker is at the intersection of Braubachstrasse and Neue Kraeme on Braubachstrasse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Innenstadt I HE 60311, Germany. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Römerberg 34: "Haus zum goldenen Rad" / House at the Golden Wheel (within shouting distance of this marker); Steinernes Haus (within shouting distance of this marker); John F. Kennedy Spoke Here (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Theodor Heuss (about 90 meters away); Frankfurt Romani Memorial (about 90 meters away); Nazi Student Book Burning of 1933 (about 90 meters away); Philipp Jacob Spener (about 90 meters away); Paulskirche / St. Paul's Church (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Innenstadt I.

Also see . . . Joachim von Sandrart (Getty Museum). Although a very famous painter in his lifetime, Joachim von Sandrart is now mostly admired for his writings. Initially, he wanted to be an engraver. He apprenticed in Nuremberg and Prague, where he was advised to paint instead. He then studied in Utrecht with Gerrit van Honthorst, whom he accompanied to London in 1627. Sandrart spent the next seven years in Venice, Bologna, and Rome. After returning to Frankfurt am Main, Sandrart moved to Amsterdam in 1637 to escape the Thirty Years War. There he painted portraits influenced by Anthony van Dyck's shimmering pieces. Sandrart returned to Bavaria, where altar painting dominated his output; he often based his pictures
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016

2. Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688) Marker - Wide View
The marker is mounted to this building, barely visible here on the pillar between the two window-arches to the right of the doorway.
on Peter Paul Rubens's monumental, passionate examples. Ennobled in 1653, he moved to Augsburg in 1670 and founded a private academy there. Settling in Nuremberg a few years later, he became director of its new academy. From 1675 to 1679, Sandrart poured the vast knowledge he had gained from traveling into his book Teutsche Akademie, still the key source for German painters of the 1600s and Roman artistic life around 1630. The two volumes include an introduction to architecture, painting, and sculpture; artists' biographies; and information on collections and iconography. (Submitted on December 8, 2016.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.