Erasmus Grasser

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Moriskentänzer, one of 16 (now 10) Morris Dancers by Erasmus Grasser, Munich, 1480.
Moriskentänzer, one of 16 (now 10) Morris Dancers by Erasmus Grasser, Munich, 1480.

Erasmus Grasser (c. 1450–c. 1515) was a leading sculptor in Munich in the early 16th century.

He developed in an animated and realistic style, furthering on the works of Nikolaus Gerhaert. He worked mainly in wood, and is best known for the 16 (now 10) figures of Moriskentänzer (Morris dancers) (1480), the madonna of the high altar in St Mary (Ramersdorf), the oak choir stalls at the cathedral of Munich (1502) and the high altar at Reichersdorf (1502-1506).

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  • Philipp M. Halm, Erasmus Grasser, 1927

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