Nikolaus Gerhaert also known as Nikolaus Gerhaert von Leyden (c. 1420 – 1473), was a sculptor of Dutch origin, although aside from his sculptures, few details are known of his life. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
Gerhaert is considered the most influential northern European sculptor of the 15th century. Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as (Finland He was born in Leiden, Holland (present day Netherlands) sometime around 1420. "Leyden" redirects here For other uses see Leyden (disambiguation. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Based on the location of his work, we know he spent most his working life in the Germanic areas of Trier, Straßburg, Baden, Konstanz, and Vienna. The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Konstanz (in English formerly known as Constance) is a university town of around 80000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Much of his documented work is lost to history, but what has survived is characterized by elaborate drapery and extreme physical realism, both extraordinarily vivid and unconventional. Realism is a visual art style that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see His specialties were tombs, altarpieces and other religious pieces. For the New York prison see The Tombs. A Tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. An altarpiece is a picture or Relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the Altar of a church Sandstone and limestone are among his most frequent mediums. Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock composed mainly of Sand -size Mineral or rock grains. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3
One of his most well known works currently resides in Strasbourg (Alsace, present day France). Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Called the Buste d'homme accoudé (1467), it is an indisputed masterpiece, and is believed to be a self-portrait. Gerhaert died on 28 June 1473[1] in Wiener Neustadt (present day Austria). Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Wiener Neustadt (Bécsújhely is a town located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
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- ^ Renate Kohn, 'Eine bisher unbekannte Grabinschrift des Niclas Gerhaert von Leyden', Wiener Geschichtsblätter 48 (Vienna 1993), pp. Erasmus Grasser (c 1450&ndashc 1515 was a leading sculptor in Munich in the early 16th century 164-70.
- "Nikolaus Gerhaert von Leyden". In Encyclopedia Britannica Online. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc
- Buste d'homme accoudé at the Musée de l'Oeuvre de Notre Dame in Strasbourg, picture and commentary from the Web Gallery of Art
- Standing Virgin and Child, picture and commentary from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, It is one of only eight works in wood attributed to Nikolaus.
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