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
Ulm in 1427. There, he married Adelheid Kitzin the same year. He ran his own business as a painter and sculptor, together with his brother
Heinrich Multscher.
Multscher died in
Ulm.
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
Ulm Minster (german: Ulmer Münster) is a Lutheran church located in Ulm, State of Baden-Württemberg (Germany). It is currently the tallest church in the world. The church is the fifth-tallest structure built before the 20th century, wit ...
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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
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