Hans Schöpfer the Elder

Hans Schöpfer the Elder (c. 1505 – 1569, Munich) was a German portrait painter.

He left there in 1525 and, in 1531, is listed as a member of the Munich Painter's Guild, of which he became president in 1538.

In between, he was one of several painters who worked with Jörg Breu the Elder to create a series of panel paintings depicting virtuous men and women from the Bible and Roman history.

[1] He was employed by William IV, Duke of Bavaria, and painted a series of portraits of Ladies of the Court for Archduchess Anna, the wife of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria.

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