Lochner was probably born in Meersburg on Lak Constance since both his parents died there in 1451, the year of his own (most likely premature) death in Cologne. He is first mentioned in that city as a painter in 1442 under the names Meister Steffen and Stephain Loechener. <a href="https://findartvalue.com/artist/albrecht-durer-1471">Albrecht Durer</a> passing through Cologne on his way to the Neth