He was born in Brno and later on probably trained stonemason in
Vienna, and following that, in 1481, he was invited to
Heilbronn. His earliest work was a
chancel at the St Kilian Church in Heilbronn. However, research by Kaliopi Chamonikola, 2004, disputes the attribution of the design of the chancel to Pilgram. He created his early architectural works mainly in
Swabia, Germany. He participated in the building of the St. George Church in
Schwieberdingen and St Lawrence Chapel in
Rottweil. During his stay in Swabia, he became familiar with the works of Italian and German
Renaissance artists. He came back to
Brno around 1495, and he worked there as a sculptor and
stonemason at the
St Jacob Church and Judentor (Jews' Gate, 1508). Among his most important works are wooden sculptures of
Saint Peter Martyr and a
Dominican saint, created around 1511, and particularly the portal of the Old City Hall (1512). In 1512 Pilgram became a cathedral builder of the
St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. There he concentrated mainly on smaller architectonic forms, such as the cathedral pulpit (built from 1514 to 1515) and various relief sculptures. Pilgram probably died in Vienna around 1516. == Style ==