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(6) Georg Vischer
(b c. 1520; d 1592). Brass-caster, son of (5) Hans Vischer. Little is known about his life and artistic output. The allegorical inkpot (h. 176 mm; Berlin, Skulpgal., 810), bearing the artist’s initials (G.F.) and date (1547) inscribed on the underside of the base, represents an iconographic variation of the two inkpots by his uncle, (4) Peter Vischer (ii). The style of Georg’s inkpot also derives in part from Peter (ii)’s figural proportions and the spatial relationships established between figure, base, vase and skull. Yet Georg’s nude female lacks the older Vischer’s subtle modelling and conception of organic mass. By contrast, Georg’s sharp, angled lines and planes, coupled with an over-simplified treatment of the limbs, are likely manifestations of his lesser talent, rather than deliberate artistic choices. This is further demonstrated in his small brass figure groups, some of which are signed (Florence, Bargello; Moscow, Pushkin Mus. F.A.; Nuremberg, Ger. Nmus.). This awkwardness is, perhaps, an extension of the weaknesses seen in his father’s frieze for the screen erected in the Nuremberg Rathaus.
Part of the Vischer family
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