Who made “Altarpiece of Veit Stoss in Kraków”?

“Altarpiece of Veit Stoss in Kraków” was made by Veit Stoss in 1477. Where to see it: St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków.

Northern Renaissance · Sculpture

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Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

Veit Stoss (before 1450 – about 20 September 1533) was a leading German sculptor, mostly working with wood, whose career covered the transition between the late Gothic and the Northern Renaissance. Wikipedia

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