In the history of art, Hans von Kulmbach is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Hans von Kulmbach as German painter (1480–c. 1522).
Hans von Kulmbach was born at Kulmbach in 1480. His recorded nationality is Germany.
This was the period in which the artist became an individual with a signature, a reputation and a price.
He worked as painter, draftsperson and illustrator.
His recorded movement is german renaissance.
Among his best-known works are Crucifixion of Christ and The Calling of St Peter. Looking is a skill, and the artists who last are those who taught their audience how to do it.
That the work was made in Germany shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Hans von Kulmbach died in 1522, aged 42. The work remains, hanging in collections that outlived both the artist and the market that first priced it.
Achievements
- Notable work: Crucifixion of Christ
- Notable work: The Calling of St Peter
- Movement: German Renaissance
