Knowledge

Veit Stoss

Source 📝

119: 332: 100: 372: 387:
had left in plain wood ten years earlier, presumably according to his contract (unlike Stoss, his workshop did not include painters and gilders). Leaving wood sculpture unpainted was a new taste at the time, and "perhaps the tastes of the city council were somewhat provincial." He also created the
410:
Nuremberg refused to give him a public notice. But Maximilian's intervention saved him from the dungeons and having his hands chopped off. He was able to resettle in Nuremberg from 1506, but was shunned by the council and received few large commissions from that time onwards. In 1512, the Emperor
364:". In 1503, he was arrested for forging the seal and signature of a fraudulent contractor and was sentenced to be branded on both of his cheeks and prohibited from leaving Nuremberg without the explicit permission of the city council. He was pardoned in 1506 by 203:
According to the contracts and other official documents written in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Stoss was born in a place pronounced as Horb or Horbn. Most researchers identify this place with
240:
and married Barbara Hertz. Their eldest son Andreas was born there before 1477, when Stoss moved to Kraków, the royal capital of Poland, where he was commissioned to produce the enormous
31: 272:
of its time. Like Stoss' other large works, it required a large workshop including specialized painters and gilders. Other important works from Stoss' period in Poland were the
458: 991:
Robin Pilch Craren (2012): VEIT STOSS/WIT STWOSZ CONTEXTUALIZED WITHIN THE POLISH TRADITION OF SCULPTURE IN THE LATE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, M A Thesis, fulltext, pictures, 118 pp
292:. The Polish court was more aware of Italian styles than Nuremberg patrons of that time, and some of Stoss' Polish work used Renaissance classical ornament. 427: 232:
His exact date of birth is unknown though it must have been shortly before 1450. Nothing about his life is known for certain before 1473 when he moved to
1010: 822: 445: 228:, which suggests that the artist's family lived in the region and that Stoss was rather born in the town of Horben, located 30 km southeast of 448:
in Florence. This wooden statue represents the saint in a traditional way: in the garb of a pilgrim, lifting his tunic to demonstrate the
975: 551: 281: 990: 175:. His style emphasized pathos and emotion, helped by his virtuoso carving of billowing drapery; it has been called "late Gothic 1046: 1036: 881: 862: 635: 304: 1066: 352:
and resumed his work there as a sculptor. Between 1500 and 1503 he carved an altar, now lost, for the parish church of
930: 839: 797: 774: 465:
Veit Stoss was buried at St. Johannis cemetery in Nuremberg. His artistic legacy was continued by his son Stanisław.
436: 179:". He had a large workshop, and in addition to his own works there are a number by pupils. He is best known for the 579: 320: 249: 184: 809:
Veit Stoss in Nürnberg. Werke des Meisters und seiner Schule in Nürnberg und Umgebung (catalogue of the exhibition)
403: 398: 375:
The Angel Raphael and the young Tobias. Limewood. 97 cm (38 in), (Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg)
365: 692: 216:. However, there are artistic traces indicating that Stoss's early education could have taken place in the modern 1076: 1071: 108: 1041: 348:
In 1496, Stoss returned to Nuremberg with his wife and eight children. He reacquired his citizenship for three
1056: 273: 118: 1051: 331: 289: 336: 406:
wrote a letter of pardon. The sole argument was made on the account of his genius. The council of the
1031: 130: 913: 483: 180: 1000: 720:
Poland, her people, history, industries, finance, science, literature, art, and social development
341: 554: 411:
asked Stoss to help with the planning of his tomb monument, which was eventually placed in the
384: 955: 900: 319:. The High Altar underwent major restoration work in Poland and was put back in its place at 264:
Veit lived and worked in Kraków for almost twenty years, from 1477–1496. His name is usually
99: 733:
Among the pupils of this great master who became famous were Stanislaw Stwosz the younger...
1061: 1005: 969: 492: 412: 172: 91: 87: 8: 245: 167:
sculptor, mostly working with wood, whose career covered the transition between the late
104: 253: 816: 407: 361: 300: 949: 926: 877: 858: 851: 835: 793: 770: 762: 631: 389: 659: 449: 316: 718: 923:
Northern Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, the Graphic Arts From 1350 to 1575
625: 488: 349: 277: 265: 164: 148: 426:
During the period 1515–1520, Veit Stoss received a commission for sculptures by
371: 453: 205: 156: 44: 380: 268:
as Wit Stwosz. The altar in Kraków was completed in 1489, and was the largest
1025: 964: 357: 308: 1015: 474: 456:, who did not think much of artists north of the Alps, praised it in his 225: 217: 126: 745: 697:
Evangelisch-Lutherische Friedhofsverwaltung, St.Johannis und St. Rochus
440:(now in Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg), and a statue of Saint 296: 241: 168: 163:; before 1450 – about 20 September 1533) was a leading 416: 237: 233: 209: 77: 58: 188: 112: 996:
St. Mary's Altar by Veit Stoss, Cracow 2010, detailed videodocument
891:
Skubiszewski, Piotr (1978). "Der Stil des Veit Stoss" (in German).
431: 269: 968: 786: 948: 487:. He is one of the singing sculptors in Act 3 Scene 2 inside the 312: 285: 213: 176: 30: 580:"Janusz Kębłowski, Wit Stwosz w Krakowie (Wit Stwosz in Krakow)" 353: 192: 995: 478: 462:
and called it "a miracle in wood", though misattributing it.
420: 229: 221: 552:Życie i twórczość Wita Stwosza (Life and Art of Wit Stwosz.) 441: 256:
who was born in Kraków the next year was also a sculptor.
392:
and various other sculptures in Nuremberg, including the
1011:
Stoss carving in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
792:(in German). Vol. 11. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1–5. 307: – the dismantled Altar was shipped to 788:
Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL)
850: 785: 402:. In 1506 he was arrested a second time. In 1507, 1023: 495:. There is a Polish book (1913) and film (1961) 783: 383:in 1504, to paint and gild the altarpiece that 315:, hidden in the basement of the heavily bombed 871: 220:. Moreover, his brother was certainly born in 895:(2). Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte: 93–133. 767:The Limewood Sculptors of Renaissance Germany 979:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 890: 784:Bautz, Traugott, ed. (1996). "Stoss, Veit". 491:. He is shown chiseling at the tomb of King 311:around 1941. It was rediscovered in 1945 in 848: 806: 946: 821:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 572: 299: – the Governor-General of 29: 761: 723:. London: H. Jenkins Limited. p. 360 963: 876:. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 829: 627:Maximilian I.: Kaiser, Künstler, Kämpfer 623: 533: 517: 515: 370: 330: 117: 98: 874:Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg 605:. Simon and Schuster: New York. p. 307. 506: 419:; it seems Stoss's attempts to cast in 1024: 920: 693:"St. Johannisfriedhof > Prominente" 547: 545: 521: 716: 512: 468: 295:During World War II, on the order of 959:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 657: 630:(in German). Amalthea. p. 233. 925:. Prentice-Hall / Harry N. Abrams. 542: 379:Despite the prohibition he went to 123:Blind Veit Stoss with granddaughter 13: 1016:Profile of Veit Stoss (Wit Stwosz) 940: 14: 1088: 984: 947:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). 446:Basilica of Santissima Annunziata 368:and his civil rights reinstated. 661:Stoß, Veit - Deutsche Biographie 69:St. Johannis cemetery, Nuremberg 834:(in German). Verlag der Kunst. 738: 710: 685: 676: 651: 624:Grössing, Sigrid-Maria (2002). 1006:Web Gallery of Art: STOSS Veit 1001:Story of the Cracow altarpiece 617: 608: 595: 586: 563: 527: 503:) about Veit Stoss in Cracow. 1: 1047:16th-century German sculptors 1037:15th-century German sculptors 872:Schultz, Ellen, ed. (1986). 849:Kirkpatrick, Sidney (2010). 717:Piltz, Erasmus, ed. (1909). 501:The story of a yellow crakow 326: 259: 7: 830:Kepinski, Zdzislaw (1981). 534:Kępiński, Zbigniew (1981). 434:merchant. In 1516 he made 16:German sculptor (1447–1533) 10: 1093: 1067:People from Horb am Neckar 755: 746:"Story of the Golden Boot" 473:Veit Stoss is featured in 807:R. Kahnsitz, ed. (1983). 769:. Yale University Press. 748:– via www.imdb.com. 248:(Ołtarz Wita Stwosza) at 131:National Museum in Warsaw 83: 73: 65: 51: 37: 28: 21: 857:. Simon & Schuster. 452:sore in his thigh. Even 976:Encyclopædia Britannica 555:Jagiellonian University 538:. Auriga. pp. 7–9. 497:Historia żółtej ciżemki 198: 1077:German Roman Catholics 1072:Artists from Nuremberg 921:Snyder, James (1985). 908:Cite journal requires 385:Tilman Riemenschneider 376: 345: 160: 152: 133: 115: 1042:German male sculptors 956:Catholic Encyclopedia 601:Durant, Will (1957). 374: 334: 280:, the marble tomb of 121: 102: 853:Hitler's Holy Relics 811:(in German). Munich. 507:Notes and references 437:Tobias and the Angel 399:Tobias and the Angel 173:Northern Renaissance 92:Northern Renaissance 1057:15th-century births 970:"Stoss, Veit"  658:Weilandt, Gerhard. 428:Raffaele Torrigiani 423:were unsuccessful. 340:(1517–1518) in the 288:, and the altar of 252:in Kraków. His son 246:Altar of Veit Stoss 185:St. Mary's Basilica 105:Altar of Veit Stoss 1052:German woodcarvers 950:"Veit Stoss"  763:Baxandall, Michael 469:In popular culture 408:Imperial free city 404:Emperor Maximilian 377: 366:Emperor Maximilian 362:Assumption of Mary 346: 337:Angelic Salutation 282:Zbigniew Oleśnicki 274:tomb of Casimir IV 134: 116: 883:978-0-87099-466-1 864:978-1-4165-9062-0 637:978-3-85002-485-3 390:Bamberg Cathedral 342:St. Lorenz Kirche 323:ten years later. 97: 96: 55:20 September 1533 1084: 1032:Gothic sculptors 980: 972: 960: 952: 936: 917: 911: 906: 904: 896: 887: 868: 856: 845: 826: 820: 812: 803: 791: 780: 750: 749: 742: 736: 735: 730: 728: 714: 708: 707: 705: 703: 689: 683: 680: 674: 673: 671: 669: 655: 649: 648: 646: 644: 621: 615: 612: 606: 599: 593: 590: 584: 583: 576: 570: 567: 561: 560: 549: 540: 539: 531: 525: 519: 484:The Black Spider 317:Nuremberg Castle 290:Saint Stanislaus 250:St Mary's Church 109:St Mary's Church 33: 19: 18: 1092: 1091: 1087: 1086: 1085: 1083: 1082: 1081: 1022: 1021: 987: 943: 941:Further reading 933: 909: 907: 898: 897: 884: 865: 842: 814: 813: 800: 777: 758: 753: 744: 743: 739: 726: 724: 715: 711: 701: 699: 691: 690: 686: 681: 677: 667: 665: 656: 652: 642: 640: 638: 622: 618: 613: 609: 603:The Reformation 600: 596: 591: 587: 578: 577: 573: 569:Snyder, 308–309 568: 564: 558: 550: 543: 532: 528: 520: 513: 509: 489:Wawel Cathedral 471: 329: 305:occupied Poland 278:Wawel Cathedral 262: 201: 61: 56: 47: 42: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1090: 1080: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1020: 1019: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 986: 985:External links 983: 982: 981: 967:, ed. (1911). 965:Chisholm, Hugh 961: 942: 939: 938: 937: 931: 918: 910:|journal= 888: 882: 869: 863: 846: 840: 827: 804: 798: 781: 775: 757: 754: 752: 751: 737: 709: 684: 675: 650: 636: 616: 607: 594: 585: 571: 562: 541: 526: 510: 508: 505: 470: 467: 454:Giorgio Vasari 328: 325: 261: 258: 206:Horb am Neckar 200: 197: 95: 94: 85: 81: 80: 75: 74:Known for 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 49: 48: 45:Horb am Neckar 43: 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1089: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1018:at Culture.pl 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 988: 978: 977: 971: 966: 962: 958: 957: 951: 945: 944: 934: 932:0-13-623596-4 928: 924: 919: 915: 902: 894: 889: 885: 879: 875: 870: 866: 860: 855: 854: 847: 843: 841:83-221-0138-4 837: 833: 828: 824: 818: 810: 805: 801: 799:3-88309-064-6 795: 790: 789: 782: 778: 776:0-300-02829-6 772: 768: 764: 760: 759: 747: 741: 734: 722: 721: 713: 698: 694: 688: 679: 663: 662: 654: 639: 633: 629: 628: 620: 611: 604: 598: 589: 581: 575: 566: 556: 553: 548: 546: 537: 530: 524:, p. 309 523: 518: 516: 511: 504: 502: 498: 494: 490: 486: 485: 480: 476: 466: 463: 461: 460: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 438: 433: 429: 424: 422: 418: 414: 409: 405: 401: 400: 395: 391: 386: 382: 373: 369: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 343: 339: 338: 333: 324: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 293: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 267: 257: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 196: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 132: 128: 124: 120: 114: 110: 106: 101: 93: 89: 86: 82: 79: 76: 72: 68: 66:Resting place 64: 60: 54: 50: 46: 40: 36: 32: 27: 20: 974: 954: 922: 901:cite journal 892: 873: 852: 831: 808: 787: 766: 740: 732: 725:. Retrieved 719: 712: 700:. Retrieved 696: 687: 678: 666:. Retrieved 660: 653: 641:. Retrieved 626: 619: 610: 602: 597: 588: 574: 565: 535: 529: 500: 496: 482: 472: 464: 457: 435: 425: 397: 394:Annunciation 393: 378: 347: 335: 321:the Basilica 309:Nazi Germany 294: 263: 224:in northern 202: 144: 140: 136: 135: 122: 1062:1533 deaths 668:25 February 664:(in German) 643:25 February 614:Snyder, 305 592:Kirkpatrick 559:(in Polish) 522:Snyder 1985 475:Judith Weir 381:Münnerstadt 344:, Nuremberg 301:that region 226:Switzerland 218:Switzerland 161:Vitus Stoss 127:Jan Matejko 88:Late Gothic 41:Before 1450 1026:Categories 832:Veit Stoss 727:18 January 702:18 January 536:Wit Stwosz 493:Casimir IV 432:Florentine 388:altar for 297:Hans Frank 242:polychrome 181:altarpiece 153:Wit Stwosz 137:Veit Stoss 23:Veit Stoss 817:cite book 682:Baxandall 430:, a rich 417:Innsbruck 413:Hofkirche 327:Nuremberg 266:polonized 260:In Kraków 254:Stanisław 238:Franconia 234:Nuremberg 210:Stuttgart 141:Veit Stoß 78:Sculpture 59:Nuremberg 765:(1980). 444:for the 360:of the " 270:triptych 171:and the 129:(1865), 84:Movement 756:Sources 459:Le Vite 313:Bavaria 286:Gniezno 244:wooden 214:Germany 177:Baroque 139:(also: 103:Wooden 929:  880:  861:  838:  796:  773:  634:  557:  450:plague 354:Schwaz 350:gulden 193:Poland 189:Kraków 169:Gothic 165:German 149:Polish 145:Stuoss 113:Kraków 479:opera 421:brass 358:Tyrol 230:Aarau 222:Aarau 208:near 157:Latin 927:ISBN 914:help 878:ISBN 859:ISBN 836:ISBN 823:link 794:ISBN 771:ISBN 729:2018 704:2018 670:2022 645:2022 632:ISBN 442:Roch 396:and 199:Life 143:and 52:Died 38:Born 477:'s 303:of 284:in 276:in 236:in 212:in 187:in 183:in 125:by 111:in 107:at 1028:: 973:. 953:. 905:: 903:}} 899:{{ 893:41 819:}} 815:{{ 731:. 695:. 544:^ 514:^ 481:, 415:, 356:, 195:. 191:, 159:: 155:; 151:: 147:; 90:, 935:. 916:) 912:( 886:. 867:. 844:. 825:) 802:. 779:. 706:. 672:. 647:. 582:. 499:(

Index


Horb am Neckar
Nuremberg
Sculpture
Late Gothic
Northern Renaissance

Altar of Veit Stoss
St Mary's Church
Kraków

Jan Matejko
National Museum in Warsaw
Polish
Latin
German
Gothic
Northern Renaissance
Baroque
altarpiece
St. Mary's Basilica
Kraków
Poland
Horb am Neckar
Stuttgart
Germany
Switzerland
Aarau
Switzerland
Aarau

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.