Hans Krumpper

Hans Krumpper (* 1570 in Weilheim in Oberbayern, † 7 to 14 Mai 1634 Munich) was a German sculptor, plasterer, altar builder, architect and director of the Bavarian Dukes Wilhelm V and Maximilian I.

From 1584 Krumpper worked for the Bavarian court, where he is the successor, Frederick Sustris built in 1599 and 1609 held the position of a court sculptor. As such, it developed from the Dutch- Italian Mannerism dominated the stand-alone early baroque Bavarian plastic. His most important surviving works in Munich include the Maximilian Residence, especially its stucco decoration and the Patrona Boiariae on the facade of the residence street, the Wittelsbach fountain fountain patio of the residence, the Temple of Diana in the Munich Hofgarten, the 1622 completed superstructure of the tomb of Emperor Louis of Bavaria in the Frauenkirche, and epitaphs in the churches of the Holy Spirit and All Saints on the cross. His main work is considered, built in the period 1621-1623 Pauline Church in Munich, in 1902 canceled. At the same time he also worked on plans for the renovation of the Freising Cathedral, which were not realized.

By Hans Krumpper 1622 overbuilt cenotaph of Emperor Louis of Bavaria in Munich Cathedral, in the foreground a statue of Albert V.

Bronze figure on the roof of the Temple of Diana in the Munich Hofgarten.