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Seated Bishop

Tilman Riemenschneider

ca. 1495

Medium

Limewood and gray-black stain

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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