Hans Krumpper
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Hans Krumpper (* ca 1570 in Weilheim in Oberbayern; † between May 7. and May 14. 1634 in Munich) was a German sculptor, plasterer, architect and intendant of the arts who served the Bavarian dukes William V. and Maximilian I.
Krumpper worked for the Bavarian court since 1584, in 1599 he became the successor of Friedrich Sustris and in 1609 he became the chief sculptor to the court. He was strongly influenced by the Italian and Dutch mannerism and became the creator of the first self-contained Bavarian Early Baroque sculptures.
Among his masterpieces are the Old Residence in Munich and the Tomb monument of Emperor Louis IV in the Munich Frauenkirche. His main work, the church of the minims in Munich was demolished in 1902.
