Joseph Weiß

Eitel-Friedrich III. von Zollern, attributed to Joseph Weiß

Joseph Weiß (1486 or 1487–1565) was a German Renaissance painter.

Weiss was born and died in Balingen. He came from a family of painters: his father, Marx Weiß the Elder (died 1518), and brother, Marx Weiß the Younger, were also painters. It is possible that he is the true identity of the anonymous painter known as the Master of Meßkirch.

References

• Heidrun Bucher-Schlichtenberger: Künstlerspuren in Balingen in 750 Jahre Stadt Balingen, Balingen, 2005, p. 454-455
• Eckart Hannmann: Die Balinger Malerfamilie Weiß (15./16. Jhd.) in Der Zollernalbkreis 2nd revised edition, Stuttgart, 1989, p. 218-219
• Anna Moraht-Fromm and Hans Westhoff: Der Meister von Meßkirch, Forschungen zur südwestdeutschen Malerei des 16. Jahrhunderts, Ulm, 1997
• Hans Rott: Quellen und Forschungen zur südwestdeutschen und schweizerischen Kunstgeschichte im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert, Stuttgart, 1833