About Georg Wechter
Lived 1526 – 1586 (aged 59–60). Georg Wechter was a German painter, goldsmith and artist.
Madonna and Child with St Elisabeth, Georg Wechter, oil on panel, n.d. Georg Wechter (1526 – 28 March 1586) was a German painter and engraver best known for his gold and silver designs.
In 1579 he produced his influential pattern book 30 Stück zum verzachnen für die Goldschmied verfertigt Geörg Wechter 15 Maller 79 Nürnberg (Nuremberg, 1579; e.g. Berlin, Kupferstichkab.), which provided 30 designs that any competent goldsmith could copy who could not produce his own.
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Who was Georg Wechter?
German painter and engraver (1526–1586)
When was Georg Wechter born?
Georg Wechter was born in 1526.
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Georg Wechter died in 1586.
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Georg Wechter was a painter, goldsmith and artist.
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Georg Wechter was German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Georg Wechter. https://biography.guide/georg-wechter/
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