Jörg Breu the Elder, of Augsburg, was a painter of the German Danube school.
Background
He was the son of a weaver.
Career
He journeyed to Austria and created several multi-panel altarpieces there in 1500-1502, such as the Melk Altar (1502). He returned to Augsburg in 1502 where he became a master. He travelled to Italy twice, in ca.