Hans Krumpper (c.1570 – between 7 and 14 May 1634) was a German

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, plasterer,

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, and painter. He was an

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of the arts who served the

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and Maximilian I. Krumpper was born in

Weilheim in Oberbayern Weilheim in Oberbayern (, ; officially Weilheim i.OB) is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria. Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum. Local history Up to the 18th cent ...

. He worked for the Bavarian court from 1584, where he trained as a sculptor with Hubert Gerhard. In 1599 he succeeded Friedrich Sustris, and in 1609 he became the chief sculptor to the court. He was strongly influenced by the Italian and Dutch

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and became the creator of the first self-contained Bavarian Early

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sculptures. He died in

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. Among his masterpieces are the Old Residence in Munich and the Tomb monument of

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in the

Munich Frauenkirche The Frauenkirche (Full name: , ) is a church in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop. It is a landmark and is ...

. His main work, the church of the minims in Munich was demolished in 1902.

Gallery

File:Hans Krumper - The Visitation - Google Art Project.jpg, ''The Visitation'' (1610 - 1620) File:Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist MET DP818022.jpg, ''Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist'' File:God the Father with the Globe MET DP803061.jpg, ''God the Father with the Globe''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krumpper, Hans 1634 deaths Architects of the Bavarian court 16th-century German architects Renaissance architects Year of birth uncertain 16th-century German sculptors German male sculptors 17th-century German sculptors 17th-century German architects People from Weilheim-Schongau