Artist

(b. ca. 1547, Colmar, d. 1617, Augsburg)

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German goldsmith and enameller. He became master of the Augsburg goldsmith's guild in 1573, and a warden from 1587 to 1595. His talent as a goldsmith and enameller earned him great respect, and his patrons included Rudolph II of Prague, who had the mountings for a clock, his pistol and powder flask, and possibly his crown. Altenstetter became famous for pioneering the technique of low-cut enamel decoration in late Renaissance Augsburg. He is famous for his excellent silverwares. //

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Category	Artists
Artists by letter	A
Artist nationality	German