Hans Leu the Elder (german: Hans Leu der Ältere; 1460–1507) was a

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, native to

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. The Episcopal collection of the

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includes the main altar of the

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of the

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, probably a late work by Hans Leu the Elder. During the

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the altar came to the monastery Wurmsbach where it remained until 1798. Leu's son was the painter and draftsman

Hans Leu the Younger Hans Leu the Younger (ca. 1490 – 24 October 1531) was a Swiss painter, native to Zürich. He was the son of the painter Hans Leu the Elder, with whom he probably had his first training as an artist.

.Hans Leu the Younger
The British Museum.

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