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Jörg Breu the Elder

German painter (c. 1475–1537) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jörg Breu the Elder
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Jörg Breu the Elder (c. 1475–1537), of Augsburg, was a painter of the German Danube school. He was the son of a weaver.

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Bernard of Clairvaux curing a possession, Zwettl altarpiece
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Christ Crowned With Thorns

He journeyed to Austria and created several multi-panel altarpieces there in 150002, such as the Melk Abbey altar (1502).[1] He returned to Augsburg in 1502, where he became a master. He travelled to Italy twice, in ca. 1508 and in 1514/15.

After his death in 1537, his son, Jörg Breu the Younger continued to lead his Augsburg workshop until his own death 10 years later.[2]

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