Jörg Breu the Elder
Painting, Visual Artist
1475 – 1537
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Who was Jörg Breu the Elder?
Jörg Breu the Elder, 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 Altar. 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.
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- Born
- 1475
Augsburg - Also known as
- Jorg Breu the Elder
- Jörg Breu, I
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- 1537
Augsburg
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on July 23, 2013
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