Albrecht von Nürnberg
Albrecht von Nürnberg was a medieval Bernese master sculptor originally from Nürnberg. He is first mentioned in 1492 and died some time after 1531 in Bern.
His principal works include the nine-metre wooden Christophorus figure originally installed at the Christoffelturm in Bern (1496–1498) and the baptismal font in the Münster of Bern (1524-1525). With Matthäus Ensinger and Erhard Küng, Albrecht is one of three outstanding Bernese sculptors.
References
- Martin Leonhard: Albrecht von Nürnberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- "Albrecht von Nürnberg". SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland.
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