Tilmann Riemenschneider: His Life and Work

.In the hauntingly beautiful sculptures of Tilmann Riemenschneider, the Late Gothic art of Germany achieved its highest expression. Now, for the first time in English, the eminent art historian Justus Bier accords Riemenschneider the extended attention he so richly deserves.Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531) holds a pivotal place in the development of German art. Rejecting the anonymous soulfulness of earlier Gothic sculpture, he created a style reflecting the deeply spiritual character of his time, yet one that also anticipated the humanism of the Italian Renaissance so soon to revolutionize European art.Bier crowns a lifelong study with this reconsideration of Reimenschneider’s life and work, with emphasis on works in North American museums. More than 140 photographs illustrate 46 of the artist’s major sculptures.Additional ISBNs9780813162119Tilmann Riemenschneider: His Life and Work is written by Justus Bier and published by The University Press of Kentucky. ISBNs for Tilmann Riemenschneider are 9780813187884, 0813187885 and the print ISBNs are 9780813151267, 0813151260. Additional ISBNs include 9780813162119.