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Peter Gertner

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Gertner, Peter
Bornbetween 1495 and 1500
Diedafter 1541
Nuremberg
Notable workPortraits of Otto Henry and other members of the House of Wittelsbach

Peter Gertner, also known as Gärtner (c. 1495 – after 1541 in Nuremberg) was a German painter.

Life

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Portrait of Otto Henry, auctioned at Christie's, New York 2006
Susanna of Bavaria, Castle museum Berchtesgaden

Peter Gertner received citizenship (burgher rights, Bürgerrecht) of Nuremberg on 12 January 1521, where he presumably learned from the painter Wolf Traut. He became known as a portrait painter and worked for Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach in 1527. With Casimir's widow Susanna of Bavaria, after her marriage to Otto Henry, Peter went to the court of Neuburg an der Donau, where he worked as Master Peter, Court Painter (Maister Peter, Hofmaller).

His signature was his monogram pg on a gardener's spade, which is why he is sometimes referred to as "Master PG".[1]

Selected works

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Crucifixion, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Literature

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  • K. Löcher: Peter Gertner – ein Nürnberger Meister als Hofmaler des Pfalzgrafen Ottheinrich in Neuburg an der Donau. (Neuburger Kollektaneenblatt CXLI) Neuburg an der Donau 1993

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Gertner (c.1495/1500-after 1541 Nuremberg)". www.christies.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.