Hans Zürn the Elder explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Literature, Music, Fine Arts Volumes 4-6 . 1971 . Institute for Scientific Co-operation . 110.
  2. Web site: Smith . Jeffrey Chipps . Zürn family . Grove Art Online . 2003 . 17 September 2020 . en . 10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T093720. 978-1-884446-05-4 .
  3. Web site: ZÜRN, German family of sculptors . www.wga.hu . 17 September 2020.

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