Hans_Multscher

Hans Multscher

Hans Multscher

German sculptor and painter

Hans Multscher (ca. 1400–1467) was a German sculptor and painter.[1]

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Multscher was born in Reichenhofen (today Leutkirch im Allgäu).

He made himself acquainted with new artistic styles from northern France and the Netherlands, and became a free citizen of the city of Ulm in 1427. There, he married Adelheid Kitzin the same year. He ran his own business as a painter and sculptor, together with his brother Heinrich Multscher.

Multscher died in Ulm.

Works

  • Holy Mary Magdalen by Hans Multscher, Liebieghaus in Frankfurt am Main
  • Man of sorrows (Copy), central column of the western portal of the Ulm Minster
  • Group of emperors, eastern window of the city hall of Ulm, Hans Multscher, 1527-1533
  • Side altar of the Multscher School in the Parish Church of Scharenstetten (originally in the Ulm Minster)
  • Madonna and Child, from Multscher's atelier, 1450, Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg

References

  1. [1]
    Emmerson, Richard K. (2013-10-18). Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 473–474. ISBN 978-1-136-77519-2.


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