Christoph Amberger

Christoph Amberger as portrayed by Philipp Kilian for Joachim von Sandrart in 1675

Christoph Amberger (c. 1505 1562) was a painter of Augsburg in the 16th century, a disciple of Hans Holbein, his principal work being the history of Joseph in twelve pictures.

Life

Amberger used to visit Ausburg every year as some powerful men gathered there then. There the artist painted portraits of such men as Fugger, Peutinger, Frundsberg and Caesar Carl V. He travelled to Northern Italy and Venice between 1525 and 1527. He died in Augsburg.

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