Veit Stoss painted by Jan Matejko

Veit Stoss (Polish: Wit Stwosz) (ca. 1445-1450 in Horb am Neckar (Horb at Neckar) - 20 September 1533 in Nuremberg) was a famous German sculptor who came to Kraków, Poland from Nuremberg in 1477. Download high resolution version (724x800, 58 KB)Wit Stwosz painted by Matejko The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Download high resolution version (724x800, 58 KB)Wit Stwosz painted by Matejko The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Jan Matejko , self-portrait Jan Matejko, also Jan Mateyko (b. ... Events Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Births March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (died 1510) March 16 - Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (died 1510) Albert Brudzewski, Polish astronomer (died 1497) Nicolas Chuquet, French mathematician Deaths June 5 - Leonel Power, English composer June 11 - Henry... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Horb am Neckar is a town in the south west of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ... The Neckar is a river in Germany, a major tributary of the River Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Hl. ... A sculpture is a three-dimensional, man-made object selected for special recognition as art. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... Hl. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ...

He carved a magnificent polychrome wooden altar in St Mary's Church in Kraków. Among his important works are the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV the Jagiellonian in the Cracow Cathedral, the Altar from Bamberg and some other sculptures in Nuremberg, including the Annunciation and Tobias and the Angel. Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity. ... An ancient Roman altar PROTESTANTISM RULES!!! An altar is any structure upon which sacrifices or other offerings are offered for religious purposes. ... St. ... Poland was ruled by dukes (c. ... Reign From 1446 until June 7, 1492 Coronation On June 25, 1447 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents WÅ‚adyslaw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o Zofia HolszaÅ„ska Consorts Elżbieta Rakuszanka (1438-1505) Children with Elżbieta Rakuszanka WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagielloÅ„czyk Jadwiga Jagiellonka... Wawel (Polish Wzgórze wawelskie or for short Wawel) is the name of a lime hillock situated on the left bank of the Vistula in Kraków, Poland at an altitude of 228 metres above sea level. ... Hl. ...

In St. John Cantius, Chicago, IL, there is a 1/3rd scale replica of the St. Mary's Church Altar. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

Veit Stoss Altar, St. Mary's Church, Kraków

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (962x592, 362 KB) Description Motive-description: Gothic Altar from Veit Stoß in Krakau / Poland Scan/photo by: User:Henryart (who is owner of the original painting/object/photo) Date: August 2004 This image has been cleaned up: lossless jpegtran crop of... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (962x592, 362 KB) Description Motive-description: Gothic Altar from Veit Stoß in Krakau / Poland Scan/photo by: User:Henryart (who is owner of the original painting/object/photo) Date: August 2004 This image has been cleaned up: lossless jpegtran crop of... The altar of Veit Stoss Ołtarz Wita Stwosza (Ołtarz Mariacki) is the biggest gothic altar in Europe. ... St. ...

References

• The Limewood Sculptors of Renaissance Germany, Michael Baxandall, 1980

External links

• Gallery of Works
• Catholic Encyclopedia