Background
His father was probably Kunz Pleydenwurff, a well-respected painter and part-time mayor in Bamberg.
His father was probably Kunz Pleydenwurff, a well-respected painter and part-time mayor in Bamberg.
Since 1457, Hans lived in Nuremberg where he established a new style of realism, influenced by Northern Renaissance painters. Another son, Sebald, settled in Eisleben, his profession is unknown. Hans died at Nuremberg in 1472.