Hans Sixt
Hans Sixt or Sixtein or Sigstein from Staufen (von Staufen (c.1490 – c.1550) was a 16th-century German wood sculptor in the tradition of Hans Wydyz, remembered for his ornate altarpieces. Mid-20th century academics often (unhelpfully) refer to him simply as Staufen (his birthplace rather than his name). Life He lived in Staufen im Breisgau and worked nearby in Freiburg im Breisgau. He appears to have trained under Tilman Riemenschneider, or his followers, in Würzburg. He then worked with under Hans Wydyz alongside Wydyz's sons, Hans Weiditz and Christoph Weiditz. He worked with Wydyz's partner, Hans Baldung, who painted Sixt's carvings. His signed works begin in 1515. His most important work, the Locherer chapel in Freiburg Minster was begun in 1521 and completed in 1524. From 1534 he supplanted Wydyz as the principal sculptor in the area. He died around 1550 in Staufen. Recognition Sixtgasse in Staufen is named after him. In 1937 the playwright Hermann Ays wrote the ...
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Freiburg Muenster Plan
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as of 31 December 2018), Freiburg is the fourth-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe. The population of the Freiburg metropolitan area was 656,753 in 2018. In the south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain. A famous old German university town, and archiepiscopal seat, Freiburg was incorporated in the early twelfth century and developed into a major commercial, intellectual, and ecclesiastical center of the upper Rhine region. The city is known for its medieval minster and Renaissance university, as well as for its high standa ...
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