Laib Laibl, Leib, Conrad#
Laib (Laibl, Leib), Conrad, b. (probably) Enslingen (Germany) around 1410, d. after 1460, painter. His early works, painted around 1440, show the influence of traditional Salzburg painting, although L.´s residence in Salzburg was not established until 1448 -1457. Most important Austrian exponent of early realism, influenced by upper Italian and Bohemian painting, great influence on the following generation of artists in Salzburg. (e.g. R. Frueauf d. Ae.).
Works#
crucifixion altar in Vienna (1449, Oesterreichische Galerie Belvedere); high altar picture of Graz Cathedral (1457, now in the Diocesan Museum Graz); altar for Ptuj (Slovenia, around 1460/65, State Museum Ptuj); Saints Hermes und Primus (Salzburg Museum Carolino Augusteum). - Ascribed to him: frescoes at the triumphal arch of the Franziscan Church, SalzburgLiterature#
L. v. Baldass, C. L. und die beiden Rueland Frueauf, 1946; E. Baum, catalogue of the Museum of Austrian Medieval Art, 1971; Spaetgotik in Sbg. - Die Malerei, exhibition catalogue, Salzburg 1972; NDB.