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Peter Flötner

Peter Flötner

?–1546

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SculptureContemporaryRenaissance

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

45

Works in Collection

47

Assets Indexed

6

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (6 fields)

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BiographyWikidata· 70%
Birth yearWikidata· 70%
Death yearWikidata· 70%
NationalityWikidata· 70%
Primary mediumWikidata· 70%
Profile imageWikidata· 70%

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Peter Flötner, also Flatner, Flettner, or Floetner, was a German designer, sculptor, and printmaker. He was a leading figure in the introduction of Italianate Renaissance design to sculpture and the decorative arts in Germany, competing in this regard with the Vischer Family of Nuremberg. He designed and produced work in a wide range of media, but "seems to have made only a modest living", unlike many of his contemporary artists.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (45)

True Images of Roman Emperors of East and West (Imperatorum Romanorum Omnium Orientalium et Occidentalium Verissimae Imagines)

1559 · Book with woodcuts in black on cream laid paper

49 × 39 × 3.5 cm (19 5/16 × 15 3/8 × 1 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Thalia

1545 · bronze//Dark brown patina

overall: 7.4 x 5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.) gross weight: 55 gr

National Gallery of Art

A Victorious Warrior

A Victorious Warrior

1543 · bronze//Light brown patina

overall: 5.3 x 4 cm (2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.) gross weight: 35 gr

National Gallery of Art

Charity

overall: 8.7 x 6.7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.) gross weight: 85 gr

National Gallery of Art

Fortitude

1540 · bronze//Dark brown patina

overall: 7.9 x 5.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 40 gr

National Gallery of Art

Portrait medal of George the Bearded (duke of Saxony) (obverse); coat of arms (reverse)

Diameter: 1 11/16 in., 43.39g (4.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegory of Wrath

Allegory of Wrath

overall: 4.3 x 6.8 cm (1 11/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Ate and the Litai

1535 · Bronze, dark brown patina.

Diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

H. 3 3/16 x W. 2 1/16 in. (8.1 x 5.2 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3 x 2 in. (7.6 x 5.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Perspectival Drawing of a Column Base with Geometrical Form

1528 · Pen and black ink, brush and bluish gray and brown washes

sheet: 4 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (10.6 x 6.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Perspectival Drawing of a Column Base with Cube

1528 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

sheet: 4 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (10.8 x 9.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Perspectival Drawing with Three Cubes

1528 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

sheet: 2 9/16 x 4 in. (6.5 x 10.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

overall: 5.7 x 10.9 cm (2 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allegorie met strijd van Tirannie, Woeker en Hypocrisie tegen Verstand, Gerechtigheid en het Woord Gods

Allegorie met strijd van Tirannie, Woeker en Hypocrisie tegen Verstand, Gerechtigheid en het Woord Gods

height: 164 cm, width: 392 cm

Abraham als gastheer van de engelen

Abraham als gastheer van de engelen

1525 · lead (metal)

height: 5.7 cm, width: 10.8 cm, weight: 53 cm

De Zot

1525 · lead (metal)

width: 7 cm, height: 4.5 cm, weight: 24 cm

De Bedelaar

1525 · lead (metal)

height: 4.5 cm, width: 6.8 cm

Ariovistus

1525 · lead (metal)

width: 4.4 cm, height: 5.5 cm, weight: 17 cm

De Reuk

1525 · casting on bronze (metal)

weight: 80 cm, height: 5.8 cm, width: 8.2 cm

Neptune Riding a Dolphin

Neptune Riding a Dolphin

1525 · Boxwood

5 1/4 × 4 in. (13.3 × 10.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Koning zittend op troon in gesprek met staande man

Koning zittend op troon in gesprek met staande man

height: 162 cm, width: 133 cm

Two Children Playing with a Ball

1500 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white bodycolor

sheet: 3 7/8 x 5 1/16 in. (9.8 x 12.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Perspectival Drawing of a Cradle

1500 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray, and a reddish brown chalk

sheet: 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in. (7.4 x 6.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

45 published of 45 catalogued · 23 with image

The Met
28 published7 img
Nga
9 published9 img
Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Abraham als gastheer van de engelen
1525 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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De Zot
1525 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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De Bedelaar
1525 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ariovistus
1525 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
De Reuk
1525 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Koning zittend op troon in gesprek met staande man
1522 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Decorative Border (recto) and Portrait of Emporer Anastasius (verso), plate nine from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements2

Contemporary Renaissance

Collections4

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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