Tilman Riemenschneider

Tilman Riemenschneider (born with Heiligenstadt in the district of Eichsfeld towards 1460, died with Würzburg the July 7th 1531) was a German Sculpteur which worked mainly with Würzburg as of 1483. It was one of most prolific among the sculptors of the Moyen-âge, a Master of the sculpture on stone and wood.

Biography

Tilman Riemenschneider was born between 1459 and 1462 with Heiligenstadt in Thuringe where it spent the first five years of its life. The family then settled with Osterode in Lower Saxony.

Towards 1473, he became apprentice sculptor with Ulm and Strasbourg. He learned the bases from his art near Martin Schongauer, but today no work of this period is had.

In Würzburg, it was accommodated on December 7th 1483 like companion in the corporation Luc saint of the painters, the sculptors and the glaziers. February 28th 1485, it married the widow of a Master goldsmith, Anna Schmidt. It obtained the title of " then; maître". Its marriage brought honor and fortune to him. Anna Schmidt died at the end of ten years, leaving him a girl. It remaria in 1497 with Anna Rappolt with which he had another girl and three wire. She also died after ten years of common life. Tilman Riemenschneider contracted a third marriage in 1507, with Margarete Wurzbach and finally, after the death of this one a fourth in 1520 (one knows only the first name of the last wife, Margarete who will survive to him).

While its successive wives held the household perfectly, Tilman could devote entirely to its Article Around 1500, he is a recognized artist and a rich citizen. He had several houses, land and buildings with vineyards and a flourishing workshop with Würzburg where worked of many collaborators.

In 1504, it entered to the town council of Würzburg where it sat during more than 20 years. It accepted also the load of burgomaster (1520-1521), but it was excluded from the Council, was imprisoned and tortured in the fortress of Marienberg, after having supported the insurrectionists against the princes at the time of the Révolte of the bumpkins which made in Würzburg more than 8000 victims.

Until its death in 1531, it led a life withdrawn with his fourth wife to Würzburg. It is only at the 19th century that one has redécouvert Tilman Riemenschneider like a major artist of the Renaissance. One discovered his tomb only in 1822.

Its art

The wood and stone sculptures created by Tilman Riemenschneider are often characterized by expressive faces (with a " sight turned towards the intérieur") and by draped detailed and perfectly returned. Some of its work were only outlined. He is the first important sculptor in whom that is the case.

Its successors and/or pupils were Peter Breuer, Philipp Koch, but also much of others now forgotten.

Major works

The largest collection of works of Riemenschneider is in Mainfränkisches Museum in the fortress of Marienberg to Würzburg.

Hassenbacher Vesperbild (church of Hassenbach, Pfarrkirche), about 1490, wood
the retable of the good-bye to the apostles (Kleinschwarzenlohe close to Nuremberg), 1491
the retable of Marie-madeleine to Münnerstadt, 1490/92
Adam and Eve (Würzburg, Mainfränkisches Museum), 1491/93, sculptures in likings.
Tomb of the bishop Rudolf von Scherenberg (Würzburg, Cathedral), 1496/99
Tomb imperial in the cathedral of Bamberg, 1499/1513
Holy Anne and her three husbands (Munich, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, towards 1505/1510, wood.
Déploration of the Virgin (Würzburg, Mainfränkisches Museum), towards 1505
the retable of Marie with Creglingen , towards 1505/08, wood
Crucifixion (church St Nikolas in Eisingen (Bavaria)), 1500-1505
the retable of Saint-Blood (church Saint Jacques Rothenburg ob der Tauber), 1501-1505, wood
the Retable of the Crucifixion (church of Detwang), 1510/13
Tomb of the bishop Lorenz von Bibra (Würzburg, cathedral), 1520/22
Madonna with the crown of pinks (church of pilgrimage of Weinbergen, close to Volkach), towards 1521/24
Déploration de Christ (abbey church of Maidbronn close to Würzburg), 1525

External bonds (in German)

Die umfassende Riemenschneider-Doppelausstellung in Würzburg
Mainfränkisches Würzburg Museum, Tilman Riemenschneider
Tilman Riemenschneider
Magdalenen-Altar Münnerstadt

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