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Wenzel Jamnitzer

German1508–1585

Portrait of Wenzel Jamnitzer

About

Wenzel Jamnitzer was a Northern Mannerist goldsmith, artist, and printmaker in etching, who worked in Nuremberg. He was the best known German goldsmith of his era, and court goldsmith to a succession of Holy Roman Emperors.

Notable works

Casket

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mortar

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bell

at British Museum

Cup

at National Gallery of Art

Cup

at National Gallery of Art

Works in the collection

7 works

Casket

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mortar

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bell

at British Museum

Cup

at National Gallery of Art

Cup

at National Gallery of Art

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