# GRASSER, Erasmus

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## Artist

- Lifespan: ?–1518
- Profession: sculptor
- School: German

## Biography

German sculptor and wood-carver, active mainly in Munich. He worked in an animated and expressive late Gothic style and was the leading sculptor of his day in south Bavaria, with a flourishing workshop and numerous pupils. His best-known works are the ten figures \(originally sixteen\) of morris dancers for the ballroom of the old town hall in Munich \(Stadtmuseum, Munich, 1480\). Grasser was also an architect and hydraulic engineer.

## Related artworks

- [Monument of Doctor Ulrich Aresinger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grasser-erasmus-rbe8d7a8ed8dc32/monument-of-doctor-ulrich-aresinger-r87ee7e66b07979>)
- [Morris Dancer \(Bridegroom\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grasser-erasmus-rbe8d7a8ed8dc32/morris-dancer-bridegroom-r521601468ca5bf>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)