Albrecht von Nürnberg

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Albrecht von Nürnberg was a late-Gothic sculptor, probably from Nuremberg, who was active in Bern from 1492 to 1531. His first major public commission was the monumental wooden Saint Christopher figure made for Bern's Obertor in 1496–1498. After the Reformation, the figure was transformed into a Swiss mercenary. He also produced religious and civic commissions for Bern and other patrons and was associated with work at Bern Minster, including its baptismal font and several attributed sculptures. He is regarded as one of the leading sculptors of late-Gothic Bern.

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