Niclaus Gerhaert. The Medieval Sculptor

The Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) presents a major exhibition devoted to art from the Middle Ages, entitled Niclaus Gerhaert. The Medieval Sculptor. The Netherlander Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden, who was likely born in Leyden around 1430 and died in Wiener Neustadt in 1473, is undoubtedly one of the most important and influential artists of the Late Gothic period.

This is the first monographic exhibition on Niclaus Gerhaert, which was preceded by comprehensive research and restoration work. For the first time, some seventy works have been compiled, twenty of which are by the hand of the master and his workshop. Loans are coming from renowned international collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the Bode-Museum in Berlin, and the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich.

This show offers an unprecedented opportunity of actually juxtaposing secured works by Gerhaert and stone and wood sculptures attributed to him with works by his circle and his followers.

Date: until March 4.
Location: Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Schaumainkai 71, 60596 Frankfurt am Main. Germany.
Opening hours: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 9pm.

See some of the works in the following slideshow: