Tilman Riemenschneider
Subtitle: master sculptor of the late Middle Ages
By: Julien Chapuis ; with contributions by Michael Baxandall ... [et al.].
Contributors: Chapuis, Julien.; Baxandall, Michael.; National Gallery of Art (U.S.); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: National Gallery of Art, Washington; Distributed by Yale University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington; New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Riemenschneider, Tilman, d. 1531 -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "The sculpture of Tilman Riemenschneider stands solidly anchored in the late Gothic tradition, while it also reflects emerging humanist concerns. Riemenschneider, who was active in Wurzburg from around 1483 until 1531, was one of the first sculptors to abandon polychromy on occasion, making a conscious aesthetic decision to leave visible his favored material, limewood.

His sculpture strikes a rare balance between formal elegance and expressive strength, and it is among the most appealing work of the late Middle Ages.".

"The approximately fifty works documented in this handsome volume offer a fresh look at this great master. The book presents a broad survey of Riemenschneider's oeuvre, including representative work from all periods of his career. Contributors explore the sources for his art, his social milieu and the organization of his workshop, the critical reception of his work, his polychrome and monochrome sculpture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 1999-Jan. 9, 2000 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y., Feb. 7-May 14, 2000.