Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor Of The Late Middle Ages

Chapuis, Julien; et al.

ISBN 10: 089468244X / ISBN 13: 9780894682445

Published by National Gallery of Art / Yale University Press, Washington, DC / New Haven, Connecticut, 1999

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grey & pictorial. wraps, 352 pp. with profuse bw and color plates. Issued in conjunction with several 1999-2000 exhibitions of artwork by German sculptor and woodcarver Tilman Riemenschneider (1460-1531). With seven thematic and illustrated essays that present a survey of his oeuvre and explores his workshop, his social milieu, reception of his work, and his sculptures. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 45 specific pieces. Includes bibliography. VG (light edge-wear & light rubbing to wraps and edges; small black scuff to upper textblock edge w/ minor rubbing to some opening textblock pg edges. very tightly bound).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor Of The Late Middle Ages
• Publisher: National Gallery of Art / Yale University Press, Washington, DC / New Haven, Connecticut
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 089468244X
• ISBN 13: 9780894682445
• Binding: Paperback
• Seller catalogs:
  • European Artists

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Synopsis

"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."--BOOK JACKET. "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.