Michael Herr
German, 1591-1661
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Michael Herr was a German Artist.
Born in Metzingen, he was most likely trained in Stuttgart between 1605 and 1609, possibly by the court painter Georg Donauer, before moving to Nuremberg in 1610. He travelled to Rome and Venice in 1614-15 and was fascinated by the works of his Italian contemporaries, including the Carracci, Guido Reni, and Jacopo Palma il Giovane. He returned to Nuremberg in 1618 or 1619, becoming a master there in 1622.
Herr established himself as one of the city’s leading masters and was elected to represent local artiss in the Larger City Council from 1639 onward. He not only produced historical, religious, and mythological paintings, but also received numerous commissions for epitaphs and portraits. Herr also depicted soldiers in their daily routines – a subject he could study firsthand when the Swedish troups besieged Nuremberg in 1632.
