Hans Snycerz

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Wawel heads

Hans Snycerz († 1545 in Krakow ) was a sculptor and -schnitzer the late Gothic period . In the first half of the 16th century he was mainly active in Krakow. He often worked with Sebastian Tauerbach .

Create

Of the works by Hans Snycerz, the 194 Wawel heads created around 1540 in the Chamber of Deputies of the Royal Castle on the Wawel in Krakow have been preserved.

literature

  • Kazimierz Kuczman: Renesansowe głowy wawelskie. Kraków: Zamek Królewski na Wawelu - Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki, 2004. ISBN 83-88476-16-5 . (Polish)