1460-1531 A.D. A substantial carved wooden panel with figures in high-relief against a field of vegetation; recumbent Christ with his head supported in the lap of Mary assisted by a standing John the Evangelist while long-haired Saint Mary Magdalen advances with a vessel of balm for anointing the Corpus Christi; from the workshop of Tilman Riemenschneider (1460-1531 A.D.); the panel has been provided with a moulded wood plinth of modern date at the base. PUBLISHED:Dr. Bier, J., Tilmann Riemenschneider Die Reifen Werke, G.M.B.H., Augsburg, 1930, RATURE:See Maidbronn, in Von Freeden, M.H., Tilman Riemenschneider: Die Beweinung in Maidbronn. Eine Einführung, Berlin, 1947 (Stuttgart 1956); Tönnies, E., Leben und Werke des Würzburger Bildschnitzers Tilman Riemenschneider, 1468-1531, Strassburg, 1900; Bier, J., Tilman Riemenschneider: His life and Work, Lexington, 1982, fig.46A. Dr. Bier, J., Tilmann Riemenschneider Die Reifen Werke, G.M.B.H., Augsburg, 1930, p.155. 6 kg, 62.3 cm high (24 1/2 in."). Private collection of Von Hertlein, Munich, Germany, before 1930. Private collection of Von Hertlein, Munich, Germany, before 1930. Swiss private collection, Zurich. Inherited from her grandmother who owned it for at least 40 years. Apanied by a copy of the relevant Tilmann Riemenschneider Die Reifen Werke, book pages where it was published in 1930. Apanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate no.11239-189576. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions ]Condition Report: Fine condition.