About Gregor Erhart
Lived 1465 – 1540 (aged 74–75). Gregor Erhart was a German sculptor, wood carver, artist and wood sculptor.
Mary Magdalene, attributed to Gregor Erhart (Louvre)Gregor Erhart ( – 1540) was a German sculptor who was born at Ulm, the son of sculptor Michel Erhart. Gregor spent his working career at Augsburg, where he was made master in 1496, and where he died.
Attributions of sculpture to his workshop, mixing Late Gothic and Renaissance formulas, are based on a single documented work originally from the Cistercian Kaisheim Abbey, which was lost in World War II.
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Who was Gregor Erhart?
German sculptor (c. 1465–1540)
When was Gregor Erhart born?
Gregor Erhart was born in 1465 in Ulm.
When did Gregor Erhart die?
Gregor Erhart died in 1540 in Augsburg.
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Gregor Erhart was a sculptor, wood carver, artist and wood sculptor.
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Gregor Erhart was German.
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