Tilman Riemenschneider was a German woodcarver and sculptor active in Würzburg from 1483. A master in limewood and stone, he was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between the Late Gothic, to which he essentially belonged, and Northern Renaissance art.
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Holy Blood Altar in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1501-05
Limewood carved figure of Saint George Fighting the Dragon, c. 1490 (Bode Museum, Berlin)
Detail of stone tomb of Rudolf von Scherenberg in Würzburg Cathedral, (1496-1499)
Ascension of Mary Magdalene from the Magdalene Altarpiece, Münnerstadt (1490-1492), limewood, Mary Magdalene sporting thick body hair, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich
Mourning Women from the high altar of the Franciscan church in Rothenburg o. d. T., c. 1485/1490, with original painting by Martin Schwarz (Bode Museum, Berlin)
Last Supper detail from Holy Blood Altar in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Saint Barbara, Bayerisches NationalmuseumIn their orbit 1
Artists born in the 1460s 6
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Tilman Riemenschneider was a German woodcarver and sculptor active in Würzburg from 1483. A master in limewood and stone, he was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between the Late Gothic, to which he essentially belonged, and Northern Renaissance art. He was also a local politician in the council of Würzburg.
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