Johann Jakob Keller
Born in 1665.
Died in 1747.
Johann Jakob Keller was a multifaceted artist who worked as a Kunstschreiner, sculptor and woodcarver. His oeuvre includes significant contributions to the refurbishment of Zurich Town Hall between 1692 and 1693. In 1695, he created ornaments for the organs of the churches of St Lienhard and St Peter in Basel.
He is also known for his funerary monuments. Keller was the father of Johann Heinrich II Keller, thus continuing an artistic lineage.