Vischer
PETER, a German sculptor; born in Nuremberg, Bavaria, in 1455, son of a worker in bronze. He attained great fame as an artist and received orders both from German and foreign princes. His most celebrated work is VISCONTI the tomb of St. Sebaldus in Nuremberg, which contains 72 figures, besides those of the apostles and prophets. He died in Nuremberg, Jan. 7, 1529.