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Veit Stoss (; c. 1445-1450 - 20 September 1533) was a German sculptor of the late Gothic
Gothic art

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 school.

According to Catholic Encyclopedia, Veit Stoss was one of the first artists from Northern Europe who could be compared with Italian Renaissance artists.






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Veit Stoss (; c. 1445-1450 - 20 September 1533) was a German sculptor of the late Gothic
Gothic art

Gothic art was a Medieval art art movement that lasted about 200 years. It began in France out of the Romanesque art period in the mid-12th century, concurrent with Gothic architecture found in Cathedrals....
 school.

According to Catholic Encyclopedia, Veit Stoss was one of the first artists from Northern Europe who could be compared with Italian Renaissance artists. The power of expression of the gestures of his characters, compounded by the folds in their garments, give his sculptures a dramatic aspect.

Veit Stoss, besides being a sculptor, was also a productive engraver and painter. Through his engravings he could circulate his works on a generous scale. But even in the two-dimensional space of his engravings, he always expressed himself as a sculptor.

Life

Stoss was born at Horb am Neckar
Horb am Neckar

Horb am Neckar is a town in the southwest of the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg. It is located on the Neckar river, between Offenburg to the west and T?bingen to the east ....
.

In 1473 Stoss moved to Nuremberg
Nuremberg

Nuremberg is a city in the Germany State of Bavaria, in the Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia. It is situated on the Pegnitz River river and the Rhine?Main?Danube Canal and is Franconia's largest city....
 where he married Barbara Hertz. His eldest son Andreas was born there. In 1477 he renounced his Nuremberg citizenship and went to Kraków
Kraków

Krak?w , in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow , is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, with a population of 756,336 in 2007 ....
, where he created the magnificent polychrome
Polychrome

Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity. Most often, the term is used in conjunction with certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colours....
 wooden altar
Altar of Veit Stoss

The altarpiece of Veit Stoss , also St. Mary's altar , is the largest Gothic architecture altarpiece in the World. It is located behind the main altar of St....
 in St Mary's Church which he finished in 1484. It was the largest altar of this time. Other important works of this period are the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV in the Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral

Wawel Cathedral is a church located on Wawel Hill in Krak?w, which is Poland's national sanctuary. It has a 1,000-year history and was the traditional coronation site of Polish monarchs....
, the marble tomb of Zbigniew Olesnicki
Zbigniew Olesnicki

Zbigniew Olesnicki may refer to:* Zbigniew Olesnicki * Zbigniew Olesnicki , nephew of cardinalSee also: Olesnica County ...
 in Gniezno
Gniezno

Gniezno is a town in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznan, inhabited by about 73,000 people. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznan Voivodeship....
 and the altar of Saint Stanislaus.

In 1496, he went back to Nuremberg with his wife and eight children. There he acquired the citizenship for three guldens and started to work on wood carved altars, groups and single figures. In particular, between 1500 and 1503 he carved the "Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary

The Roman Catholic Church teaches as Dogma that the Mary , "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." This means that Mary was transported into Heaven with her body and soul united....
" altar for the parish church in Schwaz
Schwaz

Schwaz is a city in Tyrol , Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district . Schwaz is located in the lower Inn river valley, and has a population of about 13,000....
, Tyrol
Tyrol (state)

Tyrol is a States of Austria or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol....
. In 1503, he copied the seal and signature of a fraudulent contractor and was sentenced to be branded on his both cheeks and not allowed to leave Nuremberg without an explicit permission of the city council

In spite of the prohibition, in 1504 he went to Münnerstadt
Münnerstadt

M?nnerstadt is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria, Germany. It borders with the towns of Burglauer, Bad Bocklet, N?dlingen, Ma?bach, Gro?bardorf, and Strahlungen....
 to paint the altar of Tilman Riemenschneider
Tilman Riemenschneider

Tilman Riemenschneider was a Germany sculpture and woodcarving active in W?rzburg from 1483. He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between late Gothic art and Renaissance, a master in stone and Tilia....
. He also created the altar in the Bamberg Cathedral
Bamberg Cathedral

File:Bamberger Dom BW 6.JPGFile:Kernbereich Bamberger Dom.jpgFile:Dom umrahmt von Birnbaum.jpgThe Bamberg Cathedral is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Bamberg?s most famous landmark since its completion in the 13th century....
 and various other sculptures in Nuremberg, including the Annunciation and Tobias and the Angel. In 1506 he was arrested again. Emperor Maximilian wrote a grace letter, but it was rejected by the council of the Imperial free city as interference in its internal affairs. In 1512, the Emperor requested his input for the planning of the Imperial tomb in the Hofkirche of Innsbruck
Innsbruck

Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....
.

During the period 1515-1520, Veit Stoss received a commission for sculptures by Raphael Torrigiani, a rich Florentine merchant who wanted to enter the Church. In 1516 he made for him Tobias and the Angel (now in Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg). His next assignment was a statue of Saint Roch
Roch

Saint Roch , also known as Rock or Rocco in English, was a Christian saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August; he is specially invoked against the Black Death....
 for the Basilica of Santissima Annunziata in Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
. This wooden statue represents the saint in a traditional way: in the garb of a pilgrim, lifting his tunic to demonstrate the plague sore in his thigh. Even Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari

Giorgio Vasari was an Italy Painting and architect, who is today famous for his biography of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art history writing....
, who didn't think much of artists north of the Alps, praised in his book Le Vite
Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects

The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, or Le Vite delle pi? eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori as it was originally known in Italian, is a series of artist biographies written by 16th century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, which is considered "perhaps the most famous, and even to...
 this statue and called it "a miracle in wood".

Veit Stoss was buried at St. Johannis cemetery in Nuremberg.

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