Hans Leu the Elder (; 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
The British Museum.

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