A Life Forged in Stone and Wood Tilman Riemenschneider, a name that echoes through the corridors of late medieval German art, stands as a pivotal figure – a bridge between the deeply spiritual intensity of the Gothic era and the burgeoning humanism of the Renaissance. Born around 1460 in Heiligenstadt im Eichsfeld, his life unfolded against a backdrop of turbulent political shifts and profound artistic transformation. His early years were marked by displacement; the violent Mainzer Stiftsfehde forced his family to relocate to Osterode, an event that likely instilled within young Tilman a res…