Hans Seyffer
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Hans Seyffer, also known as Hans of Heilbronn (born around 1460 in Sinsheim; died 1509 in Heilbronn), was a late gothical stone sculptor and wood carver. Seyffer created many well-known works of art in Heilbronn and Stuttgart (both in Germany):
[edit] Major Works
- 1498 the main altar of the Kilianskirche in Heilbronn
- 1501 the crucifixion group in the Leonhardskirchhof in Stuttgart (now in the Hospitalkirche in Stuttgart)
- 1502 the grave scene of Christ in the Oswaldkirche in Stuttgart
- 1506-1509 the Mount of Olives in the cathedral of Speyer
[edit] Biography
From his life otherwise few is known. He lived and worked at a dramatic turn of an era (from late Gothic to Renaissance) together with other masters (e.g. Tilman Riemenschneider, Veit Stoss and Hans Brueggemann).