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Peter Flotner

Peter Flötner

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Peter Flötner , c.1485–1546, German medalist and artisan, possibly Swiss by birth. He was active in decorative sculpture, wood carving, and other crafts, making medals and plaques and furnishing designs of classical motifs for silversmiths. He was in Nuremberg by 1522 and did most of his work there, although he made two trips to Italy. Flötner is now regarded as a pioneer of the German Renaissance. His Kunstbuch was published in 1549. In the Metropolitan Museum are five of his bronze plaques illustrating biblical episodes.

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Flötner, Peter (b Thurgau canton, Switzerland, c.1490; d Nuremberg, 23 Nov. 1546). German sculptor, medallist, designer, and printmaker, active mainly in Nuremberg. He visited Italy early in his career and he was one of the first German sculptors to be strongly influenced by Renaissance ideas. His best-known work is the Apollo Fountain (1532, Stadtmuseum Fembohaus, Nuremberg), which is classical in inspiration but with a flowing elegance that is Flötner's own.
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Flötner, Peter (c.1490–1546). German sculptor, medallist, designer, and printmaker, active mainly in Nuremberg. He visited Italy early in his career and he was one of the first German sculptors to be strongly influenced by Renaissance ideas. His best-known work is the Apollo Fountain (1532, Stadtmuseum Fembohaus, Nuremberg), which is classical in inspiration but with a flowing elegance that is Flötner's own.
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