Carl
Rohlederer

1.381 / 5.000Son of the sculptor Konrad Rohlederer and Betty, née Weber. In 1907, Carl Rohlederer created the tendril veil for an altar structure for the Heroldsberg crucifix attributed to Tilman Riemenschneider, see Tilman Riemenschneider, early works. Exhibition catalogue Fränkisches Museum Würzburg 1981, p. 56. After the First World War, in which he suffered a serious leg injury as a soldier, he also learned glass painting. In 1934, Rohlederer received first prize for wood carving. He worked as a restorer at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum and also created a large number of replicas of works from the late Gothic period for museums and private collections. After the Second World War, he restored the badly damaged choir stalls of St. Lorenz. Reliefs carved by him can be found in the Schnaittach parish church. Rohlederer lived in Nuremberg, Unschlittplatz 8, where his parents had also lived. The property, where he also had his workshop, was destroyed by an air raid during the Second World War. In the Nuremberg address book of 1960, he is listed as a restorer, living at Georg-Buchner-Straße 53. He married Berta, née Zinser (1888-1961) on May 26, 1917. Literally: Announcement of the Chamber of Crafts No. 2 of January 15, 1935; Der Stern. Official organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 92, May 1966, pp. 239-240.