Veit Stoss

Veit Stoss
Born	Before 1450 Horb am Neckar
Died	20 September 1533 Nuremberg
Resting place	St. Johannis cemetery, Nuremberg
Known for	Sculpture
Movement	Late Gothic, Northern Renaissance

Veit Stoss (also: Veit Stoß and Stuoss; Polish: Wit Stwosz; Latin: Vitus 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. His style emphasized pathos and emotion, helped by his virtuoso carving of billowing drapery; it has been called "late Gothic Baroque".^[1] He had a large workshop, and in addition to his own works there are a number by pupils. He is best known for the altarpiece in St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków, Poland.