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Hans Pleydenwurff (also Pleidenwurff) (* c. 1420 probably in Bamberg
Bamberg

Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from getting near to Bamberg....
, † 9 January 1472 in Nürnberg) was a German painter.

His father was probably Kunz Pleydenwurff, a well-respected painter and part-time mayor in Bamberg. Since 1457, Hans lived in Nuremberg where he established an new style of realism, influenced by Northern Renaissance
Northern Renaissance

The Northern Renaissance is the term used to describe the Renaissance in northern Europe, or more broadly in Europe outside Italy. Before 1450 Italian Renaissance Renaissance humanism had little influence outside Italy....
 painters. He probably was a teacher of Michael Wolgemut
Michael Wolgemut

Michael Wolgemut , Germany Painting and printmaker, was born and died in Nuremberg....
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His son Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1460-1494) cooperated with Michael Wolgemut for the woodcuts of Hartmann Schedel
Hartmann Schedel

Hartmann Schedel , was a German physician, Humanism and historian, one of the first cartographers to make use of the printing press. He was born in Nuremberg....
's Nuremberg Chronicle
Nuremberg Chronicle

The Nuremberg Chronicle, written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, is one of the best documented early printed books and, appearing in 1493, is an incunabulum ....
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Hans Pleydenwurff (also Pleidenwurff) (* c. 1420 probably in Bamberg
Bamberg

Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from getting near to Bamberg....
, † 9 January 1472 in Nürnberg) was a German painter.

His father was probably Kunz Pleydenwurff, a well-respected painter and part-time mayor in Bamberg. Since 1457, Hans lived in Nuremberg where he established an new style of realism, influenced by Northern Renaissance
Northern Renaissance

The Northern Renaissance is the term used to describe the Renaissance in northern Europe, or more broadly in Europe outside Italy. Before 1450 Italian Renaissance Renaissance humanism had little influence outside Italy....
 painters. He probably was a teacher of Michael Wolgemut
Michael Wolgemut

Michael Wolgemut , Germany Painting and printmaker, was born and died in Nuremberg....
.

His son Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1460-1494) cooperated with Michael Wolgemut for the woodcuts of Hartmann Schedel
Hartmann Schedel

Hartmann Schedel , was a German physician, Humanism and historian, one of the first cartographers to make use of the printing press. He was born in Nuremberg....
's Nuremberg Chronicle
Nuremberg Chronicle

The Nuremberg Chronicle, written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, is one of the best documented early printed books and, appearing in 1493, is an incunabulum ....
. Another son, Sebald, settled in Eisleben
Eisleben

Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is famous as the hometown of Martin Luther, hence its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben....
, his profession is unknown.

Work

  • Hochaltar (altarpiece
    Altarpiece

    An altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting....
    ), St. Elisabeth in Breslau (1462, currently at Germanisches Nationalmuseum
    Germanisches Nationalmuseum

    The Germanisches Nationalmuseum, founded in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1852, houses a significant collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day....
    , Nuremberg)
  • Portrait of Georg Graf Löwenstein, canon at Bamberg (Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
  • Kalvarienberg of Georg Graf Löwenstein, canon at Bamberg (Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
  • Hochaltar, Klarissenkirche in Bamberg
    Bamberg

    Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from getting near to Bamberg....
     (Staatsgalerie Bamberg)
  • Hofer Altar, 1465 for St. Michaelis in Hof, since 1811 in Alte Pinakothek
    Alte Pinakothek

    The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum situated in the Kunstareal in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries of the world housing one of the most famous art museums for the Old Master....
    , Munich
    Munich

    Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
  • Kreuzigung (crucification) (1470, Alte Pinakothek, München)


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