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Saint Elisabeth
Tilman Riemenschneider1500/1510
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany
Elisabeth was the daughter of King Andrew of Hungary, who sent her to the Wartburg at the young age of five to marry Ludwig of Thuringia. She lived a short but selfless life, and brought food and clothing to the poor.
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Details
- Title: Saint Elisabeth
- Creator: Tilman Riemenschneider
- Date Created: 1500/1510
- Location: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Special exhibition "Heroes, Martyrs, Saints" (April 2019 to October 2020); Departement "Sculpture till 1800"
- Location Created: unknown
- Provenance: Acquired by Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
- Type: wooden sculpture
- Rights: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg
- Materials and Technique: lime wood
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