Jörg Breu the Elder

Jörg Breu the Elder (ca. 1475–1537) of Augsburg was a painter of the German Danube school. He was the son of a weaver. He journeyed to Austria and created several multi-panel altarpieces there in 1500–02. He returned to Augsburg in 1502 where he became a master. He travelled to Italy twice, in ca. 1508 and in 1514/15. After his death in 1537, his son, Jörg Breu the Younger continued to lead his Augsburg workshop until his own death 10 years later.

External links

• Jörg Breu the Elder (getty.edu)