The Master of Ulm: The Life and Legacy of Jörg Stocker In the vibrant, bustling atmosphere of late 15th-century Germany, a period defined by profound religious devotion and the burgeoning brilliance of the Northern Renaissance, the name Jörg Stocker emerged as a cornerstone of the Ulm school of painting. While much of the intimate detail regarding his early years remains shrouded in the mists of history, we know that Stocker was a man deeply embedded in the social and artistic fabric of his time. Operating from the prosperous city of Ulm, he established a master workshop that would become a…