Hans Multscher (ca. 1400–1467) was a

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sculptor and painter. Multscher was born in Reichenhofen (today Leutkirch im Allgäu). He made himself acquainted with new artistic styles from northern France and the Netherlands, and became a free citizen of the city of

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in 1427. There, he married Adelheid Kitzin the same year. He ran his own business as a painter and sculptor, together with his brother

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. Multscher died in

Works

File:Hans Multscher Maria Magdalena Liebieghaus 1039.jpg, ''Holy Mary Magdalen'' by Hans Multscher, Liebieghaus in Frankfurt am Main File:Ulm-Muenster-SchmerzensMann-061104.jpg, ''Man of sorrows'' (Copy), central column of the western portal of the '' Ulm Minster'' File:Ulm-Rathaus-KaiserFenster-061104.jpg, ''Group of emperors'', eastern window of the city hall of Ulm, Hans Multscher, 1527-1533 File:Scharenstetten.jpeg, Side altar of the Multscher School in the Parish Church of Scharenstetten (originally in the Ulm Minster) File:Madonna Kind Nachfolge H.Multscher.jpg, Madonna and Child, from Multscher's atelier, 1450, Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg

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* 1467 deaths People from Leutkirch im Allgäu 15th-century German painters German male painters 15th-century German sculptors German male sculptors Gothic sculptors Gothic painters Year of birth uncertain {{Germany-painter-stub