German’s work is defined by its 14th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ
German; Cologne

Triptych of the Virgin and Child with Saints
South German

Portrait of a Young Artist
South German

Holy Family
South German

Pietà
German

Entombment
German; possibly Cologne

Adoration of the Christ Child
German

Portrait of Leonhard Fuchs
German; Bavaria

Diptych of Saints Achatius, Barbara, Apollonia, and Sebald
German; Franconia

Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap
South German; possibly Ulm

Saint Catherine of Alexandria
German; Swabia

Saint Bartholomew
Northwest German

Triple-Combed Burgonet
South German; Augsburg

Head of a Bishop Saint
German; Rhenish

Saint Christopher Supporting the Christ Child
German

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
German; Rhenish, or South Netherlandish

E-28: German Sitting Room of the Biedermeier Period, 1815-50
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Madonna and Child
South German

Wheellock Carbine for the Bodyguard of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg
Gunsmith: Valentin Klett (German, 1556–1603) German; Suhl, Thuringia

The Education of the Virgin
German; Rhenish