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Tilman Riemenschneider

1460 - 1531

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Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460 – 7 July 1531) was a German woodcarver and sculptor active in Würzburg from 1483. He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between the Late Gothic, to which he essentially belonged, and Northern Renaissance art, a master in limewood and stone. He was also a local politician in the council of Würzburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tilman Riemenschneider is the 49th most popular sculptor (down from 47th in 2019), the 1,266th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,241st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Tilman Riemenschneider ranks 49 out of 258. Before him are Claes Oldenburg, Veit Stoss, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Ivan Meštrović, Vera Mukhina, and Paeonius. After him are Andrea della Robbia, Alcamenes, Chares of Lindos, Naum Gabo, François Rude, and Ageladas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Tilman Riemenschneider ranks 10. Before him are Johann Tetzel, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Tristão da Cunha, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Bartholomew Columbus, and Juan de la Cosa. After him are Jacopo de' Barbari, Judah Leon Abravanel, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Andrea Solari, João da Nova, and Pierre de la Rue. Among people deceased in 1531, Tilman Riemenschneider ranks 3. Before him are Huldrych Zwingli, and Louise of Savoy. After him are Hans Burgkmair, Johannes Oecolampadius, Vincenzo Catena, Vallabha, Pedro Arias Dávila, Gerónimo de Aguilar, and George I, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Tilman Riemenschneider ranks 1,266 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl von Habsburg (1961), John Rabe (1882), Leo Strauss (1899), Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886), Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855), and Alexander Gauland (1941). After him are Franz Oppenheimer (1864), Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Alfred Weber (1868), Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468), Johann van Beethoven (1740), and Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878).

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Among SCULPTORS In Germany

Among sculptors born in Germany, Tilman Riemenschneider ranks 3. Before him are Eva Hesse (1936), and Veit Stoss (1450). After him are Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736), Igor Mitoraj (1944), Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764), Adolf von Hildebrand (1847), Christian Daniel Rauch (1777), Adam Kraft (1450), Rebecca Horn (1944), Hans Multscher (1400), and Clara Westhoff (1878).

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