Hans Seyffer

Hans Seyffer, also known as Hans Seyfer or 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):

Major works

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).