Artist
Jörg Breu the Elder
German, 1475–1537
Jörg Breu the Elder was a German Renaissance artist. 9 works are cataloged here, principally at Bavarian State Painting Collections, most of them works in wood. Jörg Breu the Elder was born in Augsburg.
Overview
Jörg Breu the Elder (c. 1475–1537), of Augsburg, was a painter of the German Danube school. He was the son of a weaver. He journeyed to Austria and created several multi-panel altarpieces there in 1500–02, such as the Melk Abbey altar (1502). He returned to Augsburg in 1502, where he became a master. He travelled to Italy twice, in ca. 1508 and in 1514/15. After his death in 1537, his son, Jörg Breu the Younger continued to lead his Augsburg workshop until his own death 10 years later.
Works by Jörg Breu the Elder
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