Hans Zürn the Elder

Hans Zürn the Elder (born between 1555 and 1560,[1] died after 1631) was a German sculptor and father of the famous Upper Swabian Zürn family of sculptors.[2]

Career

He received his training as a sculptor around 1560 in Bad Buchau. He may have been a student of Jakob Grangler. From 1582 he was a citizen and master sculptor in Bad Waldsee. Hans Zürn the Elder was a teacher of his six sons,[3] including David, Hans the Younger, Martin, and Michael the Elder.

References
  1. Literature, Music, Fine Arts Volumes 4-6. Institute for Scientific Co-operation. 1971. p. 110.
  2. Smith, Jeffrey Chipps. "Zürn family". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000093720. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. "ZÜRN, German family of sculptors". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 17 September 2020.


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