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Saints Christopher, Eustace, and Erasmus (Three Helper Saints)

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Saints Christopher, Eustace, and Erasmus (Three Helper Saints)

Tilman Riemenschneider

ca. 1500–1505

Medium

Limewood

Tags

Men Saint Christopher Saints

Dimensions

Overall: 21 x 13 x 4 3/4 in. (53.3 x 33 x 12.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Cloisters Collection, 1961

Classification

Sculpture-Wood

Department

The Cloisters

Culture

German

Rights

Public Domain

About Tilman Riemenschneider

1450–1531 • Holy Roman Empire

The foremost limewood sculptor of late Gothic/Renaissance Germany, Tilman Riemenschneider was renowned for his meticulously carved figures. He is also one of the best-documented medieval sculptors. Comment on works: wood sculptor

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