Altarpiece of Veit Stoss in Kraków

Altarpiece of Veit Stoss in Kraków is a sculpture or pentaptych.

Also recorded as St. Mary’s Altarpiece (Altarpiece of Veit Stoss); St. Mary’s Altarpiece.

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Overview

Largest Gothic altarpiece, national treasure of Poland.

In detail

It is recorded as the work of Veit Stoss.

Materials recorded for it are oakwood, larch wood and limewood.

It is associated with Poland. The record gives 1477 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It is associated with Northern Renaissance and Late Gothic. Recorded genres are religious art and Gothic sculpture. The recorded subject matter is Death of the Virgin.

It is recorded in the collection of St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q963460: Altarpiece of Veit Stoss in Kraków

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