About Tobias Stimmer
Lived 1539 – 1584 (aged 44). Tobias Stimmer was a Swiss, German and French painter, printmaker, illustrator, draftsperson, fresco painter and xylographer.
Tobias Stimmer (7 April 1539 – 4 January 1584 ) was a Swiss painter and illustrator. His most famous work is the paintings on the Strasbourg astronomical clock.thumb
Biography He was born in Schaffhausen, and was active in Schaffhausen, Strasbourg and Baden-Baden as a wall and portrait painter. He made a great number of drawings for woodcuts (Bible scenes, allegories, etc.) which were published by the printer Sigmund Feyerabend in Frankfurt am Main, and Bernhart Jobin in Strasbourg.
Stimmer followed Hans Holbein the Younger, but developed his own mannerism. Among his wall paintings remain the "House zum Ritter" in Schaffhausen, although this was actually much restored and changed.
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Who was Tobias Stimmer?
Swiss artist (1539-1584)
When was Tobias Stimmer born?
Tobias Stimmer was born on 7 April 1539 in Schaffhausen.
When did Tobias Stimmer die?
Tobias Stimmer died on 4 January 1584 in Strasbourg.
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Tobias Stimmer was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, draftsperson, fresco painter and xylographer.
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Tobias Stimmer was Swiss, German and French.
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