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Niklaus Manuel Deutsch ( Niklaus Manuel, c. 1484 – 28 April 1530), of Bern, was a Swiss artist, writer, mercenary and Reformed politician.
Niklaus Manuel, genannt Deutsch, (* wahrscheinlich 1484 in Bern; † 28. April 1530 in Bern) war ein Dichter, Maler, Graphiker, Holzschnittmeister, Reformator und Berner Staatsmann .
Painter, graphic artist, and stained-glass designer, artist Niklaus Manuel Deutsch was a true "Renaissance man." In addition, Manuel devoted much of his life to furthering the Protestant Reformation as a soldier, writer, and statesman.
- Bern, Switzerland, Europe
His grandfather came from Chieri, near Turin (the family name Manuel was originally Aleman or Alemans, hence 'Deutsch', or 'German'). Served as a mercenary soldier in Italy on campaigns between 1516 and 1522 (wounded at the Battle of Bicocca in 1522); the unsheathed dagger with his monogram refers to this activity.
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch. St. Luke Painting the Virgin, 1515. Do you know who the patron saint of painters is since early medieval times? Learn more about the artist Niklaus Manuel Deutsch and his work. From the podcast series featuring highlights of the Kunstmuseum Bern’s collection.
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, of Bern, was a Swiss artist, writer, mercenary and Reformed politician. Niklaus was most likely the son of Emanuel Aleman (or Alleman), a pharmacist whose own father had immigrated from Chieri in Piedmont, and his wife Margaretha Fricker (or Frikart), an illegitimate daughter of Bernese city scribe Thüring Fricker.
Date: 1518. Medium: Woodcut; first state of three. Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 6 15/16 × 4 1/8 in. (17.7 × 10.5 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917. Accession Number: 17.50.15-300. An illustrated explainer.
