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Cleveland Museum of Art135920portraitTilman Riemenschneider (German, active Würzburg, c. 1460–1531)1502–8CC0cma sacred-art portraits objects-with-gravity sacred art objects with gravity saint jerome bible wooden sculpture religious art renaissance italian art gold leaf brown white portrait figure detailed religious medieval patron saint scripture artist italian renaissance figurative saint lawrenceTilman Riemenschneider (German, active Würzburg, c. 1460–1531) 1502–8 Germany, Würzburg, 16th century lindenwood with polychromy and gilding Sculpture European ReligiousSacred & Devotional Faces in Time Objects with Gravity
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Saint Lawrence by Tilman Riemenschneider (German, active Würzburg, c. 1460–1531) (1502–8). Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.42
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This sculpture, along with that of Saint Stephen (1959.43), and two female saints preserved in Frankfurt (Historisches Museum), are believed to be the remaining fragments of a large altarpiece carved by Riemenschneider for the Dominican convent in Rothenburg in Franconia (demolished in 1813). Saints Stephen and Lawrence both wear the dalmatic to indicate their status as deacons in the early church. Each holds a symbol of his martyrdom; here, Saint Lawrence holds a grill to indicate his death by burning. Late Gothic Style Art in Germany through the early 1500s remained firmly anchored in the late Gothic style with its associated interests in realism. Riemenschneider was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of this style, a recognized master in both stone and wood. His flourishing workshop employed as many as 40 apprentices in sculpting, woodcarving, and painting. His sculptures are noted for the dreamy, melancholy, and introspective quality in their expressions, as well as their remarkable attention to detail.
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A richly colored wooden statue depicts Saint Jerome holding his Bible and a quill pen.
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