Michael Heuffner
Michael Heuffner (* 1483 in Eger, today Cheb ; † 1511 in Zwickau ) was a German sculptor and painter .
Michael Heuffner's coat of arms from the Marien Altar of the Hospital Church Hof (1511)
General view of the Marien Altar in the Hospital Church by Michael Heuffner
Michael Heuffner was a contemporary of Peter Breuer in Zwickau and probably his pupil. In 1507 he created the Holy Sepulcher in the St. Marien Church in Zwickau , an altar in Reinsdorf in 1510 and the winged altar in the Hospital Church in Hof in 1511 . Both the Holy Sepulcher and the Hofer winged altar are adorned with identical blue coats of arms of the artist with his golden initials . Between the two letters MH there is a golden Y-shaped ornament with three-leaf clover leaves at the ends. The four lime wood altar figures from the Reinsdorf Altar are on display in the Zwickau Municipal Museum .
literature
- Michael Krauss, Rudolf Brecheis and Johannes Taig: The Hospital Church in Hof .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heuffner, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1483 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eger, today Cheb |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1511 |
| Place of death | Zwickau |