St. Andrew
Tilman Riemenschneider
German, ca. 1460–1531

Details
Title
St. Andrew
Artist/Maker
Tilman Riemenschneider (German, ca. 1460–1531)
Date
ca. 1505
Medium
Lindenwood, formerly polychromed
Dimensions
40 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Credit
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Accession #
58.57
Tilman Riemenschneider, the greatest late medieval German sculptor, was remarkable not only for his technical facility but also for the expressive power of his figures. St. Andrew, holding the x-shaped cross of his martyrdom, has the elongated hands and face and intense expression typical of late Gothic art. The natural lindenwood was stained brown, perhaps in the 1800s, to simulate the appearance of aged oak but originally may have been painted with colors to render it more lifelike.
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