In the case of the late medieval Bavarian Ulrich Fuetrer, we face the rather odd situation that a highly respected painter also gained a great reputation as a poet and chronicler. It is unclear whether his artistic skills influenced his abilities as a writer or vice versa, but we must always keep the two sides of his work in mind to gain a good understanding of his accomplishments. In many other contemporary cases, the poets were diplomats (Boccaccio), royal administrators (Chaucer), or medical doctors (Heinrich Steinhöwel), but they did not excel in other arts. Fuetrer, by contrast, was first employed as a painter at the Bavarian court of Munich, after which it was discovered that he had also significant poetic skills and was able to write long verse narratives on manuscripts, and this…
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Citation: Classen, Albrecht. "Ulrich Fuetrer". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 December 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15359, accessed 18 January 2025.]