Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages

Annunciation

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Annunciation, c. 1485
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Alabaster; Angel: H. 39.5 cm (15 1/2 in.), W. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.), D. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Virgin: H. 41 cm (16 1/8 in.), W. 34 cm (13 3/8 in.), D. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Saint Barbara

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Saint Barbara, c. 1485–90
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Alabaster with traces of polychromy; H. 42 cm (16 1/2 in.), W. 17 cm (6 5/8 in.), D. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Private collection

Virgin and Child

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Virgin and Child, c. 1470
Attributed to Niclaus Gerhaert von Leiden (active 1460–1473, died 1473)
Boxwood; H. 33.7 cm (13 1/4 in.), W. 14 cm (5 1/4 in.), D. 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Purchase, The Cloisters Collection and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1996 (1996.14)

Saint Jerome with the Lion

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Saint Jerome with the Lion, 1490–95
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Alabaster; H. 37.8 cm (14 7/8 in.), W. 28.1 cm (11 in.), D. 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Seated Virgin and Child

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Seated Virgin and Child, c. 1480
Attributed to Michel Erhart (ca. 1440–1522)
Limewood; H. 39 cm (15 3/8 in.), W. 36 cm (14 1/8 in.), D. 19.5 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (left to right)

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Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (left to right), from the predella of the M¸nnerstadt altarpiece, 1490–92
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Limewood; Matthew: H. 72.5 cm (28 1/2 in.), W. 35 cm (13 3/4 in.), D. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); Mark: H. 73.5 cm (28 7/8 in.), W. 40 cm (15 3/4 in.), D. 25 cm (9 7/8 in.); Luke: H. 77.5 cm (29 1/2 in.), W. 44 cm (9 1/2 in.), D. 24 cm (9 1/2 in.); John: H. 73 cm (28 3/4 in.), W. 45 cm (17 3/4 in.), D. 25 cm (9 7/8 in.)
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen ("<i>Noli Me Tangere</i>")

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen ("Noli Me Tangere")

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Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen ("Noli Me Tangere"), from the left wing of the M¸nnerstadt altarpiece, 1490–92
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Limewood; H. 143.5 cm (56 1/2 in.), W. 102 cm (40 1/8 in.), D. 4 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung

Enthroned Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child (Anna Selbdritt)

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Enthroned Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child (Anna Selbdritt), c. 1490–95
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Sandstone; H. 78 cm (30 3/4 in.), W. 48 cm (18 7/8 in.), D. 30 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Mainfr‰nkisches Museum, W¸rzburg, Freunde Mainfr‰nkischer Kunst und Geschichte

Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon

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Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon, c. 1495
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Limewood; H. 76.5 cm (34 1/8 in.), W. 27 cm (10 5/8 in.), D. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Museum f¸r Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Sammlung Wilhelm Clemens

Virgin Annunciate

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Virgin Annunciate, c. 1500
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Alabaster; H. 54 cm (21 1/4 in.), W. 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.), D. 17 cm (6 5/8 in.)
MusÈe du Louvre, Paris

Saint Matthias

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Saint Matthias, c. 1500–1505
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Limewood; H. 104.5 cm (41 1/8 in.), W. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.), D. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung

Saint Lawrence

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Saint Lawrence, c. 1502
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Limewood with polychromy; H. 94.6 cm (37 1/4 in.), W. 39.5 cm (15 1/2 in.), D. 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Crucifixion Group

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Crucifixion Group, ca. 1500–1510
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Limewood; Christ: H. 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); Virgin: H. 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.); John: H. 46 cm (18 1/8 in.)
Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt

Mourning Virgin

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Mourning Virgin, c. 1500–1510
Veit Stoss (ca. 1447–1533)
Pearwood; H. 31.4 cm (12 3/8 in.), W. 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.), D. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Lamentation

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Lamentation, c. 1510
Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531)
Limewood; H. 172 cm (67 3/4 in.), W. 151 cm (59 1/2 in.), D. 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Parish of Saints Peter and Paul, Grossostheim

L¸sterweibchen

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L¸sterweibchen, c. 1510–15
Limewood with modern polychromy, antlers, and iron; H. 57 cm (22 3/8 in.), W. 27 cm (10 5/8 in.), D. 16 cm (6 1/4 in.) (measurements without antlers)
Private collection