Tobias Stimmer

Swiss Artist · 1539–1584

4 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture

Peter Paul Rubens described Tobias Stimmer's woodcuts as "a special jewel of our art," and Stimmer's fame in fact spread primarily through prints, both those he made and those he simply designed. The son of a schoolmaster and artist, Stimmer had at least five brothers who were artists. From 1565 he owned a workshop in Schaffhausen, designing everything from banners to escutcheons. Unfortunately, m