Gregor Erhart

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Mary Magdalene, attributed to Gregor Erhart (Louvre).

Gregor Erhart (c. 1470? – 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

, which was lost in World War II.

Further reading

  • Anja Schneckenburger-Broschek. "Erhart." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed January 6, 2012; subscription required).
  • Barbara Maier-Lörcher: Meisterwerke Ulmer Kunst. Ostfildern 2004.
  • Hans Koepf: Hans Multscher und die Ulmer Plastik. Schwäbische Kunstgeschichte. Vol. 3. Thorbecke, Konstanz 1963, pp. 15–20

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