Jörg Breu the Elder, a weaver's son, came from humble origins in Augsburg, though he apprenticed to a leading Augsburg painter. As a journeyman in Austria from 1500 to 1502, Breu created three complex, multi-panel altarpieces. Among the earliest works of the Danube School, they reflect an innovative interest in nature's moods and in depicting landscape for its own sake. In 1502 Breu settled in Aug
