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Jamnitzer.
German family of gold- and silversmiths, sculptors, designers and draughtsmen. Hans Jamnitzer I (d Nuremberg, between 19 Dec 1548 and 13 March 1549), a goldsmith of Vienna, settled his family in Nuremberg, where his descendants worked successfully for at least three generations. The most notable member of the family was his son (1) Wenzel Jamnitzer I. In 1534 Wenzel married Anna Braunreuchin (d 1575), who bore him four daughters and seven sons, of whom three, Hans Jamnitzer II (1539–1603), Abraham Jamnitzer (1555–91/1600) and Wenzel Jamnitzer II (1548–72), also learnt the goldsmith’s craft and worked in their father’s establishment, together with his brother Albrecht Jamnitzer (d 1555). Only his grandson, (2) Christoph Jamnitzer, was his equal in artistic feeling and invention. The following members have entries:
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