Vischer family of Nuremberg

The fame of Peter Vischer the Elder seems to have caused the tendency of over attribution to him versus his sons and even non-family members.

Hermann Vischer, the Elder came to Nuremberg as a worker in brass in 1453 and there became a "master" of his guild.

There is only one work that can be ascribed to him with certainty, the baptismal font in the parish church of Wittenberg (1457).

[2] Hermann's son, Peter Vischer the Elder (c.1455 –7 January 1529), is the best known member of the family.

This included the bronze grave plate for Prince-Bishop Lorenz von Bibra of Würzburg.