Loy Hering
Illustration — Annunciation, 1545. In the collection of the Taft Museum of Art Loy Hering (1484–85 in Kaufbeuren – 1 June 1564 in Eichstätt) was a German Renaissance sculptor. He began his career as an apprentice to Hans Beierlein in Augsburg.
Loy Hering

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- Born
- 1484 · Kaufbeuren.
- Died
- 1564 · Eichstätt.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Annunciation, 1545. In the collection of the Taft Museum of Art Loy Hering (1484–85 in Kaufbeuren – 1 June 1564 in Eichstätt) was a German Renaissance sculptor. He began his career as an apprentice to Hans Beierlein in Augsburg.
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Born at Kaufbeuren in 1484, died in Eichstätt in 1564.
The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Eichstätt. Work by Loy Hering is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado and Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
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