A pair of South German wood reliefs of the Virgin and Saint John, from the circle of Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460-1531), early 16th century

Both with surface abrasions, losses, worming and age cracks. Surface applied with later black pigment. Small restorations. Losses to Virgin include: some tips of crown, some of hair (particularly on her proper right shoulder), some of drapery. Small restoration on her proper right shoulder, edges of base. Saint John: proper right shoulder, hair on his right side, tip of nose, edges of base, some of proper left hand, lower right side of drapery. Both with traces of polychromy.
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