Gregor Erhart
Gregor Erhart (c. 1470? – 1540) was a German sculptor who was born in Ulm, the son of sculptor Michel Erhart. Gregor spent his working career at Augsburg, where he was made master in 1496, and where he died. • Illustration — Mary Magdalene, attributed to Gregor Erhart (Louvre) Attributions of sculpture to his workshop, mixing Late Gothic and Renaissance formulas, are based on a single documented work originally from the Cistercian Kaisheim Abbey, which was lost in World War II.
Gregor Erhart
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- Born
- 1465
- Died
- 1540
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor · wood carver · artist · wood sculptor
- Known for
- Mary Magdalene
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Gregor Erhart (c. 1470? – 1540) was a German sculptor who was born in Ulm, the son of sculptor Michel Erhart. Gregor spent his working career at Augsburg, where he was made master in 1496, and where he died. • Illustration — Mary Magdalene, attributed to Gregor Erhart (Louvre) Attributions of sculpture to his workshop, mixing Late Gothic and Renaissance formulas, are based on a single documented work originally from the Cistercian Kaisheim Abbey, which was lost in World War II.
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1465
Gregor Erhart was born in 1465.
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Gregor Erhart died at Augsburg.
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- Erhart, Gregor, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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