Tourin' with the Jayhawk
Tilman Riemenschneider
United States
Virgin and Child, circa 1500-1501
linden wood, polychrome
Museum purchase: Gift in memory of Professor Harry C. Thurnau through the Estate of Myrtle Elliot Thurnau
"All of the art in this gallery was originally made for European churches. Look how the artist carved the wood in her robe into such soft folds."