Philipp Uffenbach (before 1566–before 1636)

• Was a German painter and etcher.

• He was born in Frankfurt, and trained under Hans Grimmer.
• One of his pupils was Adam Elsheimer.
• In 1598 Uffenbach obtained the citizenship of Frankfurt, after he had married and had taken over the painter's workshop of his father-in-law in 1592.
• Only a few of his paintings and engravings are preserved.
• It is known that he worked on behalf of the council of the city, e.g. he represented the Brückenfreiheit at the tower of Old Bridge of Frankfurt on Main (1610), he colored the figure Justitia for the Fountain of Justicia on Römerberg.
• In 1598, he wrote the booklet Zeitweiser (time pointer) containing a printed diptych sundial.
• His interests included mechanics, geometry alchemy, and anatomy.

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