HEYSACKER, Tilman
(documented 1470-1515 in Cologne)

Mater Dolorosa

1480s
Polychrome wood, height 186 cm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

This life-size figure was carved in the workshop of Tilman Heysacker (Master Tilman), who was originally from the Lower Rhine but was active in Cologne. This statue, together with a St John the Evangelist (also in the Budapest museum) belonged to a Calvary group which stood under the triumphal arch of the church in Grosskönigsdorf. The Corpus that once belonged to the group is still in Grosskönigsdorf.




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