Parler family

The Parler family (Czech: Parléř [ˈparlɛːr̝̊]) was a family of German architects and sculptors from the 14th century.[1] Founder of the dynasty, Heinrich Parler, but later lived and worked in Gmünd.[2] His descendants were working in various parts of central Europe, especially in Bohemia. The family name was derived from the word Parlier, meaning "foreman".[3]

Peter Parler

Notable members of the family include:

  • Heinrich Parler (c. 1300 – c. 1370),[4] also known as Heinrich of Gmünd, founder of the dynasty
    • Johannes von Gmünd (John Parler the older) (1330-po 1359), oldest son of Heinrich Parler, father of Heinrich IV. Parler
    • Michael Parler, son of Heinrich Parler, brother of Peter[5]
    • Peter Parler (1332–1399) (Czech: Petr Parléř), son of Heinrich, brother of Michael[1]
  • Heinrich IV. Parler (Henricus Parlerius, Heinrich Parler the younger), sculptor, founder of the International Gothic style in Prague and Moravia (1373-1390)

References
  1. Boehm, Barbara Drake; Fajt, Jiří (2005). Prague: The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 191. ISBN 0-19-511241-5. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  2. Harvey, John (1950). The Gothic World, 1100-1600: A Survey of Architecture and Art. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 112.
  3. Campbell, Gordon (2009). The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art. 3. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0195334661. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  4. Parler, Heinrich Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Deutsche Biographie; retrieved 3 June 2013.
  5. Harvey, John (1950). The Gothic World, 1100-1600: A Survey of Architecture and Art. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 116.
  6. Harvey, John (1950). The Gothic World, 1100-1600: A Survey of Architecture and Art. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 52.
  7. Calkins, Robert G. (1998). Medieval Architecture in Western Europe: From A.D. 300 to 1500. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 278. ISBN 1588391612.

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