About Jakob Heller
Lived 1455 – 1522 (aged 66–67). Jakob Heller was a German politician, patron of the arts, merchant and mayor.
Jakob Heller with his coat of arms, as depicted on the Heller Altarpiece by Albrecht Dürer (c. 1507-09)
Jakob Heller (c. 1460 — 28 January 1522) was a German patrician, politician, and merchant. He was born and died in Frankfurt am Main, and served as Senior Bürgermeister of the Free City of Frankfurt in 1501 and 1513. Heller is best remembered today as a patron of the arts, as he commissioned the Heller Altarpiece from Albrecht Dürer and Matthias Grünewald, and a large sculpture of the crucifixion from Hans Backoffen.
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Who was Jakob Heller?
German politician and art patron (1455-1522)
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Jakob Heller was born in 1455 in Frankfurt.
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Jakob Heller died on 28 January 1522 in Frankfurt.
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Jakob Heller was a politician, patron of the arts, merchant and mayor.
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Jakob Heller was German.
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