The Sculptor of Vegetal Ornament In the vibrant, industrious atmosphere of late sixteenth-century Nuremberg, a period where the precision of craftsmanship met the burgeoning creativity of the Renaissance, Bernhard Zan emerged as a master of delicate complexity. While many artists of his era sought glory through grand mythological narratives or solemn portraiture, Zan found his calling in the intricate, winding rhythms of nature. He wa…