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Peter Vischer the Elder (c. 1455 – January 7, 1529) was a German sculptor, the son of Hermann Vischer, and the most notable member of the Vischer Family of Nuremberg. Biography [ edit ] Peter was born in Nuremberg, where he also died.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Bache Collection," June 16–September 30, 1943. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Shape and Form: A Tactile Exploration," August 1–August 19, 1977.
Vischer family, sculptors and brass founders working in Nürnberg in the 15th and 16th centuries. Hermann the Elder (d. January 13, 1488) established the foundry. His son Peter the Elder (1460–1529) was the most-celebrated member of the family, producing monumental brass work and bronze work that attracted patrons from as far off as Poland ...
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from 1508 to 1519. Shrine of the Ältlin draft 1506 – 1519, shortened by the Vischers. Joint work by Peter Vischer the Elder and his sons. , , , , Bronze.
Vischer is the name of a family of sculptors active in Nuremberg between 1453 and 1549. The family contributed largely to the masterpieces of German art in the 15th and 16th centuries. [1] Attribution between them can be confusing since they worked together out of the same workshop. The fame of Peter Vischer the Elder seems to have caused the ...
Peter Vischer (pā´tər fĬsh´ər), the elder, c.1455–1529, German sculptor, foremost of the bronze founders in Germany. Beginning as the assistant of his father, Hermann Vischer, Peter set up his own establishment at Nuremberg and in time had his five sons working with him.
The self-portrait of Vischer is located at the front end of the shrine of Saint Sebald. The shrine was commissioned in 1499 and was finished in 1519. Peter Vischer the Elder was granted the title of a master in the Rothschmied Handwerk in 1489. The Rotschmied or Rotgießer could be literally translated as red smith or red caster.
