Jerg Ratgeb

1480 (age 46)

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Jerg Ratgeb came from Schwäbisch-Gmünd and came to Stuttgart in 1508. In 1510, he painted the altar of Saint Barbara in the church of nearby Schwaigern. Inside is the legend of St. Barbara, who is still considered the patron saint of miners. In the same year, the painter must have felt a farewell experience, because he created the panel "Christ's farewell to his mother." When he was about thirty, Jerg lived between 1509 and 1512 in Heilbronn. That imperial city determined its destiny in a special way. Ratgeb came as a free man and with the master right of a painter. That proved his tax payments and input letters. But he was devoted to a woman who "belonged" as a serf to Duke Ulrich. Presumably, the peasant girl worked on the ducal estates. But the "legal" state in the territorial splintered German lands was far worse. Although Ratgeb was a free man, his children belonged to the prince. Because of the laws, the children were re-born into serfdom because their mother was a serf. Thus, the city dwellers were able to absorb the painter only as Hintersassen in their city for a limited time and not let live as a free citizen. Heilbronn gave him the obligation to ask the Wiirttemberg prince for a ransom. That was equivalent to a social descent that the artist endured out of love for his wife, also in the hope that his request would be met. His family had to live in uncertainty for many years until the painter had to leave Heilbronn in spite of well-meaning councilors, since he was denied a ransom. From 1514 to 1517 he worked for the Carmelite convent in Frankfurt, where he painted huge frescoes in the monks' cloister and refectory. In 1518 - 1515, he executed a large altarpiece of the Passion for the high altar of the Herrenberg Collegiate Church in Swabia. In 1525, he took part in the uprising of the Swabian peasants, who were crushed at the battle of Böblingen on May 12, and he was taken prisoner. Ratgeb was quartered at Pforzheim the following year.

Jerg Ratgeb

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Background

Jerg Ratgeb was born in 1480 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. In documents of 1522 and 1526 a Jacob Schürtz, called Ratgeb, is mentioned as his father.

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Jerg Ratgeb initially received his training in Gmünd.

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Jerg Ratgeb came from Schwäbisch-Gmünd and came to Stuttgart in 1508. In 1510, he painted the altar of Saint Barbara in the church of nearby Schwaigern. Inside is the legend of St. Barbara, who is still considered the patron saint of miners. In the same year, the painter must have felt a farewell experience, because he created the panel "Christ's farewell to his mother."

When he was about thirty, Jerg lived between 1509 and 1512 in Heilbronn. That imperial city determined its destiny in a special way. Ratgeb came as a free man and with the master right of a painter. That proved his tax payments and input letters. But he was devoted to a woman who "belonged" as a serf to Duke Ulrich. Presumably, the peasant girl worked on the ducal estates. But the "legal" state in the territorial splintered German lands was far worse. Although Ratgeb was a free man, his children belonged to the prince. Because of the laws, the children were re-born into serfdom because their mother was a serf.

Thus, the city dwellers were able to absorb the painter only as Hintersassen in their city for a limited time and not let live as a free citizen. Heilbronn gave him the obligation to ask the Wiirttemberg prince for a ransom. That was equivalent to a social descent that the artist endured out of love for his wife, also in the hope that his request would be met. His family had to live in uncertainty for many years until the painter had to leave Heilbronn in spite of well-meaning councilors, since he was denied a ransom.

From 1514 to 1517 he worked for the Carmelite convent in Frankfurt, where he painted huge frescoes in the monks' cloister and refectory. In 1518 - 1515, he executed a large altarpiece of the Passion for the high altar of the Herrenberg Collegiate Church in Swabia. In 1525, he took part in the uprising of the Swabian peasants, who were crushed at the battle of Böblingen on May 12, and he was taken prisoner. Ratgeb was quartered at Pforzheim the following year.

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Jerg's most famous work is the Herrenberg Altarpiece, completed in 1521.

Works

Fresco in the Karmeliterkloster, Frankfurt am Main Fresco in the Karmeliterkloster, Frankfurt am Main

Resurrection of Christ Resurrection of Christ

Scenes from the Life of Prophet Elijah Scenes from the Life of Prophet Elijah

The Carmelites and King St. Louis in 1248 The Carmelites and King St. Louis in 1248

Flagellation of Christ Flagellation of Christ

Martyrdom of the Carmelites Martyrdom of the Carmelites

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- Fresco in the Karmeliterkloster, Frankfurt am Main
- Resurrection of Christ
- Scenes from the Life of Prophet Elijah
- The Carmelites and King St. Louis in 1248
- Flagellation of Christ
- Martyrdom of the Carmelites
- The Last Supper
- Flight to Egypt

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Jerg was a member of Stuttgart city council.

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It is known that Jerg Ratgeb was married to a serf woman with whom he had children.

Father:: Jacob Schürtz

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Fresco in the Karmeliterkloster, Frankfurt am Main

Resurrection of Christ

Scenes from the Life of Prophet Elijah

The Carmelites and King St. Louis in 1248

Flagellation of Christ

Martyrdom of the Carmelites

The Last Supper

Flight to Egypt

Jerg Ratgeb

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1510 - 1525