Jörg Breu the Elder
Illustration — Bernard of Clairvaux curing a possession, Zwettl altarpiece • Illustration — Christ Crowned With Thorns Jörg Breu the Elder (c. 1475–1537), of Augsburg, was a painter of the German Danube school. He was the son of a weaver.
Also recorded as Jörg Breu · Georg, the elder Breu · Jorg I Preu · Jorg I Prew
Jörg Breu the Elder
Jörg Breu the Elder · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2009 · Public domain (CC0, Met Open Access)
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- 1475 · Augsburg.
- Died
- 1537 · Augsburg.
- Nationality
- Germany · Holy Roman Empire
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson
- Movements
- German Renaissance
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Bernard of Clairvaux curing a possession, Zwettl altarpiece • Illustration — Christ Crowned With Thorns Jörg Breu the Elder (c. 1475–1537), of Augsburg, was a painter of the German Danube school. He was the son of a weaver.
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He journeyed to Austria and created several multi-panel altarpieces there in 1500–02, such as the Melk Abbey altar (1502). He returned to Augsburg in 1502, where he became a master. He travelled to Italy twice, in ca. 1508 and in 1514/15. After his death in 1537, his son, Jörg Breu the Younger continued to lead his Augsburg workshop until his own death 10 years later.
The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Augsburg. Work by Jörg Breu the Elder is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, J. Paul Getty Museum, Nationalmuseum and Städel Museum.
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1475
Jörg Breu the Elder born at Augsburg.
1537
Jörg Breu the Elder died at Augsburg.
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- Art and Politics in Early Modern Germany: Jörg Breu the Elder and the Fashioning of Political Identity, ca. 1475-1536, 1998
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Art and Politics in Early Modern Germany: Jörg Breu the Elder and the Fashioning of Political Identity, ca. 1475-1536, 1998Crossref registry
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The authorities additionally record the headings Jörg Breu, Georg, the elder Breu, Jorg I Preu, Jorg I Prew and Jorg, the elder Breu. His recorded language was German. One child is recorded: Jörg Breu the Younger. Recorded as painter and draftsperson.
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