Michael Parler II, also known as Michael von Gmünd or Michael of Freiburg, born around 1350 in Freiburg im Breisgau and died in 1387-88 probably in Strasbourg, was a construction foreman of the Strasbourg Cathedral. [1] [2]
He belongs to the Parler family, a stonemason, construction foremen, and architect family. He probably is the son of Johann Parler the Elder, architect in Freiburg and Basel, from whom he inherited the mason's mark. [3] [4]
Between 1380 and 1385, Michael worked in Freiburg [3] on the construction of the apse of the Freiburg Minster. [5] He became foreman on the Strasbourg cathedral construction site in 1383: [3] a Michel Parler, known as Michael von Gmünd, was recorded there as magister operis from 1383 to 1387. [6] At that time, he devoted himself to restoration work after a fire [1] in 1384. [7]
He is the designer of the carpentry of the pipe organ's case [1] and its lower part completed in 1385, and he probably worked on the facade of the cathedral, on the apostles' gallery, and on the elevation of the belfry: between 1383 and 1387/88 he would have filled the space between the two towers above the large rose window, profoundly modifying the appearance of the facade. [8]
Michael Parler II, also known as Michael von Gmünd or Michael of Freiburg, born around 1350 in Freiburg im Breisgau and died in 1387-88 probably in Strasbourg, was a construction foreman of the Strasbourg Cathedral. [1] [2]
He belongs to the Parler family, a stonemason, construction foremen, and architect family. He probably is the son of Johann Parler the Elder, architect in Freiburg and Basel, from whom he inherited the mason's mark. [3] [4]
Between 1380 and 1385, Michael worked in Freiburg [3] on the construction of the apse of the Freiburg Minster. [5] He became foreman on the Strasbourg cathedral construction site in 1383: [3] a Michel Parler, known as Michael von Gmünd, was recorded there as magister operis from 1383 to 1387. [6] At that time, he devoted himself to restoration work after a fire [1] in 1384. [7]
He is the designer of the carpentry of the pipe organ's case [1] and its lower part completed in 1385, and he probably worked on the facade of the cathedral, on the apostles' gallery, and on the elevation of the belfry: between 1383 and 1387/88 he would have filled the space between the two towers above the large rose window, profoundly modifying the appearance of the facade. [8]