Hans Seyffer

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Copy of the crucifixion group of Hans Seyffer at the Leonhardskirche in Stuttgart
Copy of the crucifixion group of Hans Seyffer at the Leonhardskirche in Stuttgart
Sculptures in the shrine of the altar of the Kilianskirche Heilbronn
Sculptures in the shrine of the altar of the Kilianskirche Heilbronn

Hans Seyffer, also known as Hans of Heilbronn (born around 1460 in Sinsheim; died 1509 in Heilbronn), was a stone sculptor and wood carver of the late Gothic style. 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).

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