Vischer family of sculptors

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The Vischer family of sculptors was a renowned Nuremberg dynasty of late Gothic and early Renaissance metalworkers and artists, celebrated for their intricate bronze monuments and altarpieces in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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instanceOf German sculptor family
Nuremberg dynasty
artist family
sculptor
artisticStyle transition from Gothic to Renaissance
basedIn Nuremberg NERFINISHED
country Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
field metalworking
sculpture
genre early Renaissance art
late Gothic art
hasMember Hans Vischer NERFINISHED
Hermann Vischer the Elder NERFINISHED
Hermann Vischer the Younger NERFINISHED
Peter Vischer the Elder NERFINISHED
Peter Vischer the Younger NERFINISHED
influencedBy Italian Renaissance art NERFINISHED
late Gothic sculpture
notableWork Tomb of Saint Sebald in Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Tomb of Saint Sebald in Nuremberg NERFINISHED
bronze altarpieces
bronze monuments
funerary monuments
notedFor detailed figural reliefs
elaborate architectural tomb structures
intricate bronze casting
occupation bronze founder
bronze founder
bronze founder
metalworker
partOf Nuremberg artistic tradition NERFINISHED
timePeriod 15th century
16th century
workLocation Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED

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Peter Vischer the Elder memberOf Vischer family of sculptors