Christoph Weiditz
Christoph Weiditz was a German painter, medalist, sculptor and goldsmith. His artistic development goes from a naïve-German record of the Renaissance influences to a clever mannerism. Christoph Weiditz is one of the four most important German medalist of the Renaissance, alongside Hans Schwarz, :de:Friedrich Hagenauer|Friedrich Hagenauer and :de:Matthes Gebel|Matthes Gebel.Life
He was the son of Hans Wydyz, Wyditz or Widitz, a sculptor who worked in Freiburg between 1497 and 1514. He was also the brother of Hans Weiditz, the Younger, a famous woodcut artist.
Between 1528 and 1529 he stayed in Spain and made drawings of the folk costumes the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula.Gallery
