William of Cologne

William of Cologne is in the time from 1370 to 1390 mentioned in urban charters painter in Cologne, which serves as the head of the older Lower Rhine or the Cologne school of painting is considered, none of which works are but to prove with certainty. His name is considered as a collective term for a series of altarpieces from the end of the 14th century, whose main properties fervent piety and delicate grace, especially in the characteristics of the female characters, but whose shape formation followed the prevailing Gothic style. Images of this kind can be found in the Museum and in various churches, including Cologne, Munich, Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Berlin.

A plaque about him is located in the Walhalla Donaustauf.