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
- ↑ Literature, Music, Fine Arts Volumes 4-6. Institute for Scientific Co-operation. 1971. p. 110.
- ↑ Smith, Jeffrey Chipps (2003). "Zürn family". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T093720. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "ZÜRN, German family of sculptors". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
External links
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