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BEST WORKS OF SCULPTURE
For a list of the world's top 100
3-D artworks, by the best sculptors
in the history of art, see:
Greatest Sculptures Ever.
BEST SCULPTORS
For a list of the world's most
talented 3-D artists, see:
Greatest Sculptors.
EVOLUTION OF SCULPTURE
For details of the origins and
development of the plastic arts
see: History of Sculpture.
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Originally there was a carved central Shrine,
in which a Crucifixion group were depicted. When the wing doors closed,
the altar showed four scenes relating to the Madonna: The Nativity, The
Adoration of the Magi, The Descent of the Holy Ghost and The Death of
the Virgin. The inner side of the wings showed four scenes from the Passion:
Christ on the Mount of Olives, Christ before Pilate, Christ bearing the
Cross and the Resurrection. At some time in history, the altar was dismantled
and lost - so the only remains we have are the actual panel paintings
(now housed in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin).
Sterzing Altarpiece
In 1456, Multscher received a down payment
for an altarpiece at Sterzing. This altarpiece demonstrates Multscher’s
departure from the so-called 'soft style' and move towards a greater degree
of realism. The draperies of his statues are more expertly carved, and
give an indication of the body underneath. The altarpiece consists of
marble carvings of saints and the Virgin Mary and paintings. It is not
100 percent certain whether Multscher himself actually practiced painting,
or whether the task was handled by a craftsman in his workshop.
Other known works by Multscher include
a stone sculpture of St George and St John the Evangelist (1450,
Ulm Cathedral); and a stone relief figure 'Model of a Tomb' (1435,
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich). Hans Multscher died in 1467 leaving
behind a successful workshop and an important contribution towards the
development of Northern
Renaissance art.
After Multscher's death, the city of Ulm
was fortunate in having Michael Erhart's workshop to rely upon. Michael
Erhart had already taught the great Wurzburg sculptor Tilman
Riemenschneider, and went on to raise a highly creative son, Gregor
Erhart (c.1470-1540) who left Ulm to practise in Augsburg.
Additional works by Hans Multscher can
be seen in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich.
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