Michel Erhart ( 1440 to 1445 – after 1522, Ulm) was a German

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sculptor who lived and worked in Ulm.

Life

Erhart spent his journeyman years in various regions including Konstanz and the Netherlands before finally settling in Ulm around 1469, where works by him are extant from around 1469–1522. He worked in the workshop of

Jörg Syrlin the Elder Jörg Syrlin the Elder (c. 1425 in Ulm – 1491 in Ulm) was a German sculptor who is considered part of the Ulm school. After his death his son Jörg Syrlin the Younger took over command of his workshop. His best known works are the carving ...

, as did his sons

Gregor Erhart Gregor Erhart (c. 1470? – 1540) was a German sculptor who was born at Ulm, the son of sculptor Michel Erhart. Gregor spent his working career at Augsburg, where he was made master in 1496, and where he died. Attributions of sculpture to his wo ...

and

Bernhard Erhart Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar *Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946 ...

. After 1474 he apparently had his own workshop with numerous apprentices. Erhart's style was apparently influenced by Nikolaus Gerhaert.

External links

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Entry for Michel Erhart
on the Union List of Artist Names
Frank Kressing: ''Konzept einer Stadtführung für die ehemalige freie Reichsstadt Ulm'', Universität Augsburg, 2006
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erhart, Michel People from Ulm 1440s births 16th-century deaths Gothic sculptors 15th-century German sculptors German male sculptors 16th-century German sculptors

Life

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