page_title: Peter Flötner
hierarchical_section_title: Peter Flötner
caption_attribution_description: Peter flötner, i sette peccati capitali, accidia, 1540 ca
context_page_description: Peter Flötner, also Flatner, Flettner, or Floetner was a German designer, sculptor, and printmaker. He was a leading figure in the introduction of Italianate Renaissance design to sculpture and the decorative arts in Germany, competing in this regard with the Vischer Family of Nuremberg. He designed and produced work in a wide range of media, but "seems to have made only a modest living", unlike many of his contemporary artists.
context_section_description: Peter Flötner, also Flatner, Flettner, or Floetner (born around 1490 in Thurgau, died 23 October 1546 in Nuremberg) was a German designer, sculptor, and printmaker.  He was a leading figure in the introduction of Italianate Renaissance design to sculpture and the decorative arts in Germany, competing in this regard with the Vischer Family of Nuremberg.  He designed and produced work in a wide range of media, but "seems to have made only a modest living", unlike many of his contemporary artists.
caption: "Accidia" (Sloth), plaquette from a set of the Seven Deadly Sins, c. 1540
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