Hans Multscher

Hans Multscher
Die Auferstehung Christi, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Born	ca. 1400 Reichenhofen (today Leutkirch im Allgäu)
Died	1467 Ulm
Residence	Ulm
Nationality	German
Known for	bringing realism to German art, replacing International Gothic

Hans Multscher (ca. 1400–1467) was a German sculptor and painter.

Multscher was born in Reichenhofen (today Leutkirch im Allgäu).

He made himself with new artistic styles from northern France and the Netherlands, and became a free citizen of the city of Ulm in 1427. There, he married Adelheid Kitzin the same year. He ran his own business as a painter and sculptor, together with his brother Heinrich Multscher.

Multscher died in Ulm.

Works

Female Saint by Hans Multscher, National Museum in Warsaw
Der Schmerzensmann (Kopie) am Mittelpfeiler des Westportals des Ulmer Münsters
Kaisergruppe am Ostfenster des Ulmer Rathauses, Hans Multscher, 1527-1533
Flügelaltar der Multscher-Schule in der Pfarrkirche Scharenstetten (ursprünglich im Ulmer Münster)
Madonna and Child, from Multscher's atelier, 1450, Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg

External links

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 89761086 LCCN: n88158583 ISNI: 0000 0001 0463 3110 GND: 118735195 SUDOC: 033079994 BNF: cb123982605 (data) ULAN: 500001681 RKD: 58427

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