Riemenschneider
collection
Tilman Riemenschneider was one of the most important carvers and sculptors of the German late Gothic period.
He ran a large workshop in Würzburg between 1485 and 1531. He supplied his work to Franconia and beyond the city limits.
Riemenschneider's most famous works include the carved winged altars in Münnerstadt, Rothenburg and Creglingen. He created stone figures for the Marienkapelle in Würzburg, the Bamberg imperial tomb and the funerary monuments of Prince-Bishops Rudolf von Scherenberg and Lorenz von Bibra in Würzburg Cathedral.
Tilman Riemenschneider's works are figures of identification and landmarks for Würzburg and Lower Franconia.
With around 80 sculptures, reliefs and other works, the Museum für Franken has the world's largest Riemenschneider collection.
Works from all of the master's fields of activity can be viewed side by side: Stone sculptures, wooden altarpieces, small sculptures and secular works. Works from all creative phases are on display. They make Riemenschneider's artistic development from his early days to his later years comprehensible. At the same time, they provide a unique overview of his own creations, works by his workshop and his far-reaching circle.
The collection of the Museum für Franken grew out of the holdings of the Historical Society of Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg, the City of Würzburg and the Franconian Art and Antiquities Society. They are supplemented by loans and fortunate new acquisitions, such as the alabaster group of St. Anna Selbdritt acquired in 2006. The collection gives a comprehensive impression of Tilman Riemenschneider's multifaceted work.
