Hans Schäufelein

German Artist · 1480–1485

6 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture

Hans Schäufelein's name literally means "little shovel"; his signature often combined a shovel with his monogram. From about 1503 he was in Albrecht Dürer's Nuremberg workshop, entrusted with painting important projects during the master's long absences. A highly prolific printmaker, Schäufelein made most of the 150 woodcuts for a 1507 collection of New Testament passages and texts. A born storyte

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