The Liebieghaus in Frankfurt Shows "Niclaus Gerhaert: The Medieval Sculptor” - ArtNews Magazine

artwork: Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden - "Saint George" - Walnut - approx. 150 cm. © Protestant Parish Church of St George, Nordlingen. On view at the Liebieghaus, Frankfurt in "Niclaus Gerhaert: The Medieval Sculptor” from October 27th until March 4th 2012

Frankfurt, Germany – The Liebieghaus is proud to present “Niclaus Gerhaert: The Medieval Sculptor” from October 27th through March 4th 2012. Organised in cooperation with the Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame in Strasbourg, the Liebieghaus is staging the first major special exhibition on Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden (ca. 1430–1473), one of the most important and influential sculptors of the Late Gothic period. The Frankfurt presentation will showcase approximately seventy impressive works from such internationally renowned collections as 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.