Tilman Riemenschneider, German sculptor (born 1460)

Tilman Riemenschneider

German sculptor and woodcarver (c.1460–1531)

Tilman Riemenschneider was a German woodcarver and sculptor active in Würzburg from 1483. 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, a master in…