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Hans Clemer

A Traveler Between Borders The records of Hans Clemer begin in the shadows of the late fifteenth century, emerging from a Flemish origin to find his footing in France and eventually the Piedmont region. He moves through history not as a static figure, but as an artist in motion, linked by kinship and professional agreements to figures like Josse Lieferinxe. A document found in Aix-en-Provence places him among a group of painters, sugge

sting a life defined by the movement between courts and commissions. His presence is felt in the valleys of the marquisate of Saluzzo, where he establishes himself within the Maira Valley. In 1493, the parish church of Elva becomes a site of his early, significant labor. Here, he executes a cycle of frescoes depicting scenes from the life of Mary alongside a heavy, dramatic Crucifixion. These works, still visible in the choir and apse…