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Hans Wechtlin
Johann, Johannes or Hans Wechtlin was a German Renaissance artist, active between at least 1502 and 1526, whose woodcuts are his only certainly surviving work. He was the most prolific producer of German chiaroscuro woodcuts, printed in two or more colours, during their period in fashion, though most of his output was of book illustrations.
Life.
He was born in about 1480-85, presumably in Strasbourg, then in Germany and now in France, where his father, also called Hans Wechtlin,
Hans von Gersdorff
Hans von Gersdorff, also known as "Schyl-Hans", (* approx. 1455; † 1529 in Straßburg) was a surgeon who published the "Feldbuch der Wundarzney" (Field book of surgery) in 1517. The book was illustrated with wood cut works attributed to Hans Wechtlin.
Literature.
- Hans von Gersdorff: "Feldbuch der Wundarznei". (Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967). Reprint of the 1517 edition.
- Johann Ludwig Choulant: "History and