conrad faber von creuznach
Conrad Faber von Kreuznach: A Frankfurt Cartographer and Painter of the Renaissance Conrad Faber von Kreuznach (c. 1500 in Kreuznach, Germany – between September 10, 1552 and May 15, 1553 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German painter and woodcut designer who achieved renown as “Master of Holzhausen Portraits,” marking him as one of the most prominent artists active during the early Renaissance in Frankfurt. Despite scant biographical details preceding 1524—scholars speculate he honed his craft as a woodcarver and illustrator for Peter Schöffer, a former employee of Johannes Gutenberg—Faber’s le…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of conrad faber von creuznach's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
