Jamnitzer  

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Jamnitzer ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

  • Christoph Jamnitzer (1563–1618), Nürnberger Goldschmied der Spätrenaissance
  • Wenzel Jamnitzer (* 1507 oder 1508; † 1585), deutscher Goldschmied, Kupferstecher und Stempelschneider

Wenzel Jamnitzer (sometimes Jamitzer, or Wenzel Gemniczer) born 1507/1508 in Vienna, died December 19, 1585, in Nürnberg) was an German etcher and goldsmith, who worked in Nuremberg; the best known goldsmith of his era.

Examples of his work can be seen in the Louvre gallery in France and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.



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