Bernt Notke
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Bernt Notke (born ca. 1435 in Lassan in Pomerania; died winter 1508/09 in Lübeck) was the most important German painter and sculptor in Northern Europe in his times.
Most famous is his sculpture Sankt Göran och Draken for the Storkyrkan in Stockholms Gamla stan. An exact copy of this sculpture is at St. Cathrines Church in Lübeck.
He is the creator of the worlds largest Triumphant Cross in Lübeck Cathedral.
His Danse Macabre in St. Mary in Lübeck was destroyed in the course of an allied bomb raid. Parts of his Danse Macabre for Reval are saved in the museum of Tallinn.
The trade with sacral art went as far as Northern Norway. There is an altar from Notke in Trondenes Church near Harstad.
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 St. George and the Dragon in Stockholms Storkyrkan |
 St. George and the Dragon in Stockholms Gamla stan |
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