Georg Riemenschneider (wood carver)
Copy of Tilman Riemenschneider's tombstone on the north side of Würzburg Cathedral
Georg Riemenschneider , also Jörg Riemenschneider , Jorg Rymennschneider or Jorg Thilo , (* around 1500 probably in Würzburg ; † around 1570) was a German wood carver and sculptor. He was a son of Tilman Riemenschneider and his second wife Anna Rappolt. He was trained by his father and was a key employee in his workshop. After the death of his father, he took over the workshop. The tombstone of Tilman Riemenschneider is one of the most famous works ascribed to him.
Selected Works
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Aub , Catholic parish church Mariae Himmelfahrt
- Epitaph of Jörg I. Truchseß von Baldersheim († 1483) and his wife Margareta von Finsterlohe , around 1530 (attributed - severely destroyed in World War II and only preserved in fragments)
- Würzburg, Mainfränkisches Museum
- The fourteen helpers in need (around 1528-1530)
- Gravestone of Tilman Riemenschneider. 1531
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Knight's Chapel in Hassfurt
- Gravestone of Margaretha von Stein
literature
- Riemenschneider, Georg . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 28 : Ramsden-Rosa . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1934, p. 329-330 .
Web links
Commons : Georg Riemenschneider - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riemenschneider, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Riemenschneider, Jörg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German wood carver and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: around 1500 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Würzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: around 1570 |