Hans Wertinger was born in Landshut in Bavaria, and spent most of his career working for the Bavarian nobility. Like most German artists of the period, his work was varied, and he painted altarpieces, portraits and decorative paintings as well as making woodcut and stained-glass design. However, his most characteristic and attractive works are those portraying the months of the year or the seasons.
Hans Wertinger
1465/70 - 1533
Paintings by Hans Wertinger
In the fields beside a broad winding river labourers scythe grass to make hay, while a shepherd takes advantage of the shade of a large tree to shear a sheep. A woman with a large tray of fruit on her head is perhaps on her way to the town opposite to sell her produce at market. Meanwhile, aristo...
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