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Past Exhibitions
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Saint Jerome with the Lion, 1490–95. Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531). Alabaster. The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Enthroned Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child (Anna Selbdritt), c. 1490–95. Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531). Sandstone. Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg, Freunde Mainfränkischer Kunst und Geschichte
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Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages
February 10, 2000–May 14, 2000
Special Exhibition Galleries, 2nd floor
Striking a rare balance between formal elegance and expressive strength, the sculpture of Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460–1531) stands solidly anchored in the late Gothic tradition while also reflecting emerging humanist concerns. This international loan exhibition brings together many of the sculptor's finest works from throughout his career, including elements from altarpieces, cult figures, objects of private devotion, models, and sculpture with a secular function. Riemenschneider, active in Würzburg from about 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. Here on display are examples of both his monochrome and his polychrome wood sculptures, as well as exquisite works in alabaster and sandstone. The inclusion of a few outstanding works by Riemenschneider's most important predecessors and contemporaries—such as Niclaus Gerhaert von Leiden, Michel Erhart, and Veit Stoss—allows his achievement to be viewed in its proper context. The exhibition is made possible in part by Bayerische Landesbank. The exhibition is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Education programs have been supported in part by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation. The accompanying catalogue is made possible by the Doris Duke Fund for Publications.
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