- Tobias Stimmer
Tobias Stimmer (
7 April [He was not born on April 17, see Lieb 1990.] 1539 –4 January [In the old style.] 1584), was a Swiss painter and illustrator.He was born in
Schaffhausen , and was active in Schaffhausen, Strasbourg andBaden-Baden as a wall and portrait painter. He made a great number of drawings forwoodcut s (Bible scenes, allegories, etc.) which were published by the printerSigmund Feyerabend inFrankfurt am Main , and Bernhart Jobin in Strasbourg.Stimmer followed
Hans Holbein the Younger , but developed his ownmannerism . Among his wall paintings remain the "House zum Ritter" in Schaffhausen, although this was actually much restored and changed.His most famous work is undoubtedly the paintings on the
Strasbourg astronomical clock . He died inStrasbourg References
*Hans Lieb: "Tobias Stimmers Geburt und Tod", in "Schaffhauser Beiträge zur Geschichte", vol 67, pages 255-262, 1990.
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* [http://www.stadtarchiv-schaffhausen.ch/Bild-Schaffhausen-2.asp?startSequence=1&level1_ID=9&level2_ID=19&level3_ID=122&level4_ID=1975&level5_ID=1793 Pictures of the House zum Ritter in the Schaffhausen city archives]
*Mannerism article in the Columbia encyclopedia: http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Manierism
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