Loy Hering

Loy Hering (1484–85 in Kaufbeuren – 1 June 1564 in Eichstätt) was a German Renaissance sculptor.

He began his career as an apprentice to Hans Beierlein in Augsburg. Between 1511 and 1512 he settled in Eichstätt, where in 1519 he was elected to the city council, from which he was elected to the post of Mayor several times (1523–24, 1527, 1533 and 1540). His greatest patron was the Prince-Bishop Gabriel von Eyb. With his sons and apprentices Hering ran one of the most prolific artist's workshops of the German renaissance, supplying sculptures to almost the entire German-speaking region.

This article is a translation of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia as of 22 February 2009

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• Media related to Loy Hering at Wikimedia Commons
• Entry for Loy Hering on the Union List of Artist Names