Anton Pilgram: Life and Legacy Early Life and Training Born: Around 1460 in Brno (present-day Czech Republic). Pilgram’s early life remains somewhat obscure, but it is believed he received his initial training as a stonemason in Vienna. In 1481, he was invited to Heilbronn, Germany, where he began his career with the construction of a chancel at the St. Kilian Church – though recent research questions his direct involvement in its design. Development and Early Works in Swabia Pilgram spent several years working primarily in the Swabian region of Germany, becoming familiar with bo…