Hans Leu the Elder

Hans Leu the Elder (German: Hans Leu der Ältere; 1460–1507) was a Swiss painter, native to Zürich.

The Episcopal collection of the St. Gallen Abbey includes the main altar of the church of the Rüti Abbey, probably a late work by Hans Leu the Elder. During the Reformation in Zürich the altar came to the monastery Wurmsbach where it remained until 1798.

Leu's son was the painter and draftsman Hans Leu the Younger.

Felix and Regula by Hans Leu the Elder

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Detail of the remainings of the original altarpiece from the shrine of Felix and Regula in the Grossmünster showing the martyrdom in front of a panorama of the city of Zürich. Hans Leu d.Ä. (late 15th century)