Artist

Martin Schaffner

Eitel Hans I. Besserer von Schnürpflingen
Wettenhauser Hochaltar: Ausgießung des Heiligen Geistes Rückseite: ehemals Relief mit Anbetung der Könige
Wettenhauser Hochaltar: Tod Mariae Rückseite: Abschied Christi (rechte Hälfte) mit Stifter Ulrich Hieber
Wettenhauser Hochaltar: Verkündigung an Maria Rückseite: Abschied Christi (linke Hälfte)

German, 1478–1548

Martin Schaffner was a German Early Baroque Italian artist. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at Bavarian State Painting Collections. Martin Schaffner was born in Ulm.

Martin Schaffner (c. 1478 – c. 1548) was a German painter and medallist. Schaffner was born, lived and worked primarily in Ulm. His birth year is calculated based on a self-portrait medal he created in 1522 in which he describes himself as 44 years old.

Schaffner initially apprenticed under Jörg Stocker. Records indicate he was a taxpaying householder in Ulm in 1499, suggesting that he had meanwhile become an independent master, free to develop along his own lines. He specialized in religious-themed works, often altar pieces. He died in Ulm in 1548.

Works by Martin Schaffner

Collections represented

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