Friedrich Herlin (c. 1425/30 – 1500) was a German painter. His earliest known work, depicting scenes from the

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, is dated 1459. A signature on an altarpiece in

Nördlingen Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was b ...

, dating it to 1462, identifies him as being from

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg ob der Tauber () is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the ...

, as do citizenship documents from 1467. Nevertheless, it is possible that he lived there for only a short time, and that his origins lie in

Ulm Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...

, where a painter named Hans Herlin lived and worked from 1449 until 1468. Stylistically, he borrowed much from

Rogier van der Weyden Rogier van der Weyden () or Roger de la Pasture (1399 or 140018 June 1464) was an early Netherlandish painter whose surviving works consist mainly of religious triptychs, altarpieces, and commissioned single and diptych portraits. He was highly ...

, indicating a great deal of familiarity with the art of the

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and of

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

. The sculpture attached to the altarpiece of 1462 in the St. George church, though officially listed as by the so-called " Master of Nördlingen", has been tentatively ascribed to Nicolaus Gerhaert, which if true would indicate extensive contacts to the highest artistic circles of the era. Little else is known of Herlin, save that he died in Nördlingen in 1500.

Gallery

File:Weihnachtsaltar (Emmendingen) - Anbetung der Könige.JPG, ''Adoration of the Kings'' (1473) File:Weihnachtsaltar (Emmendingen) - Geburt Christi.jpg, ''Birth of Christ'' (1473) File:Friedrich (Umkreis) Herlin 002.jpg, Angels carry Christ the Child File:Bopfingen St. Blasius Altar 467.JPG, St. Blasius Altar File:Bopfingen St. Blasius Altar 455.JPG, Altar detail File:StJakobBildMarktplatz1466.jpg, Medieval Rothenburg marketplace

References

Friedrich Herlin at Answers.com
1500 deaths 15th-century German painters German male painters Year of birth uncertain Year of birth unknown Gothic painters People from Ulm Artists from Bavaria {{germany-painter-stub