Education
He apprenticed under Dietrich Schro in Mainz and Johann von Trarbach in Simmern.
He apprenticed under Dietrich Schro in Mainz and Johann von Trarbach in Simmern.
Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann (c1545–1617) was a German sculptor and master stonemason. He became a master craftsman of the stonemason"s guild. He established a large sculpture workshop and is noted for statues with particularly expressive faces.
During his life, Hoffman was one of the leading proponents of Mannerism west of the Rhine.
He is known for his epitaphs, altars, and funerary monuments, as well as the pulpit of the Cathedral of Trier and the Peter Fountain in Trier.
