(b Schaffhausen, 1552; d Lucerne, 1602–7). Glass painter, draughtsman and engraver, son of (1) Felix Lindtmayer II. He learnt his trade in the workshop of his father but was also influenced by the painter and engraver Tobias Stimmer, a resident of Schaffhausen who transferred his workshop to Basle. Daniel also moved to Basle and by 1574/5 is documented as a designer for local glass painters. In 1588 he married the widow of Werner Kübler (1555–86). Basle was an important and cosmopolitan city, linked with the upper Rhine as well as with Switzerland, where artists were likely to receive ideas, influences and commissions from many other regions. Daniel’s work was far more complicated and ‘literary’ than his father’s. His designs for Kabinettscheiben are deeply influenced by developments in the representation of linear perspective in contemporary prints. The images are far more elaborate and incorporate Renaissance strapwork, Classical elements in the architectural frames and volumetric rendering of the human figure, including the allegorical nude—for example in the image of Fortuna with the Shield of Nussbaum (Zurich, Schweizer. Landesmus.; see fig.). A signed drawing with the arms of Falkner and Obermeyer (1574; Darmstadt, Hess. Landesmus.) shows a wealth of classical figures in the upper panel and an architectural frame populated by putti and allegorical figures, similar to Stimmer’s Bilderbibel (illustrated Bible) formats. Daniel Lindtmayer led a turbulent life and in 1595 apparently attempted to murder a goldsmith named Stülz in Konstanz; he escaped punishment on the grounds of insanity.

Part of the Lindtmayer family

• Lindtmayer, Daniel, II
  • Kübler, Werner, II