About Peter Dell the Elder
Lived 1490 – 1552 (aged 61–62). Peter Dell the Elder was a German sculptor.
Peter Dell the Elder, or Peter Dell der Ältere, (1490–1552), was a German sculptor.
Dell was born in Würzburg, and is father to another sculptor Peter Dell the Younger. He specialized in religious and portrait sculptures working with limewood and pearwood. Dell also did a number of church monuments out of stone. He died in Würzburg in 1552.
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Who was Peter Dell the Elder?
German sculptor (circa 1490-1552)
When was Peter Dell the Elder born?
Peter Dell the Elder was born in 1490 in Würzburg.
When did Peter Dell the Elder die?
Peter Dell the Elder died in 1552 in Würzburg.
What was Peter Dell the Elder's occupation?
Peter Dell the Elder was a sculptor.
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Peter Dell the Elder was German.
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