Adam
ca. 1525 | Peter Flötner
Peter Flötner was one of the most versatile artists active in Nuremberg, one of the leading artistic centres in southern Germany during the 16th century. From 1522 he worked there as master builder, sculptor, medallist and printmaker. His pictorial inventions – widely disseminated with the help of prints – did much to establish the idiom of the Italian Renaissance in southern Germany.
Peter Flötner was one of the most versatile artists active in Nuremberg, one of the leading artistic centres in southern Germany during the 16th century. From 1522 he worked there as master builder, sculptor, medallist and printmaker. His pictorial inventions – widely disseminated with the help of prints – did much to establish the idiom of the Italian Renaissance in southern Germany.
Artist:
Peter Flötner (um 1485 Thurgau ? - 1546 Nürnberg) DNB
Time:
ca. 1525
Object Name
Statuette; wood carving
Culture
Nuremberg
Material/technology:
Partially painted boxwood
Dimensions:
H. 34,5 cm, B. 11,9 cm, T. 7 cm (ohne Postament)
Signed
P. (Messer) F.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 3896