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There is a painter documented in
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does. He is also sometimes given the first name Hans, for no very good reason. Modern sources give a number of death dates, on no good evidence, from 1504 (his last dated work), to 1514 (last record of
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No paintings by him can be documented, but a small number (about 13) are attributed to him based on similarities with the style of the prints. There are also some drawings attributed on the same basis, and two signed.
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Twenty-five of his prints are known: three woodcuts and 22 engravings, most signed "MAIR". Ten of them are dated 1499. What his prints lack in terms of drawing and technique, compared to
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