Benedikt Dreyer
Benedikt Dreyer (born before 1495 - died after 1555) was a German sculptor, carver and painter working in Lübeck. Dreyer was an apprentice in Lüneburg (1506–1507), and was a house owner in Lübeck until 1555, according to the land register. He made a Gothic altar (1522), the "Antonius altar" from Burg Church in Lübeck, which is part of the remarkable collection of medieval art in the St.
Benedikt Dreyer
Lichtdruck 1889: de:Johannes Nöhring (1834-1913) · eigener scan eines Lichtdrucks aus dem Jahr 1889 · Public domain
- Born
- 1495
- Died
- 1555
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter
- Languages
- German
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Benedikt Dreyer (born before 1495 - died after 1555) was a German sculptor, carver and painter working in Lübeck. Dreyer was an apprentice in Lüneburg (1506–1507), and was a house owner in Lübeck until 1555, according to the land register. He made a Gothic altar (1522), the "Antonius altar" from Burg Church in Lübeck, which is part of the remarkable collection of medieval art in the St.
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Born in 1495, died in 1555.
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Throne of Mercy by Benedikt Dreyer, c. 1520, H: 81,5 cm, B: 26 cm, T: 17 cm, st. Annen-Museum Lübeck
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1495
Benedikt Dreyer born.
1555
Benedikt Dreyer died.
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