Veit Stoss
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Veit Stoss was a leading German sculptor, mostly working with wood, whose career covered the transition between the late Gothic and the Northern Renaissance. His style emphasized pathos and emotion, h
Wooden Altar of Veit Stoss at St Mary's Church in Kraków
Blind Veit Stoss with granddaughter by Jan Matejko (1865), National Museum in Warsaw
Angelic Salutation (1517–1518) in the St. Lorenz Kirche, Nuremberg
The Angel Raphael and the young Tobias. Limewood. 97 cm (38 in), (Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg)
The Altarpiece by Veit Stoss, also St. Mary's Altar, is a large Gothic altarpiece and a national treasure of Poland. It is located behind the high altar of St. Mary's Basilica in the city of Kraków. T
Veit Stoss
…has been called "late Gothic Baroque". He had a large workshop, and in addition to his own works there are a number by pupils. He is best known for the altarpiece in St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków, Poland. According to the contracts and other official documents written in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries…
The altarpiece of Veit Stoss
April 1946: German workmen and U.S. GI guards in Bavaria get a last look at the main figurehead from the altarpiece
Overview
Centre of the altarpiece