The Life and Training of Naumburg Master The Naumburg Master remains an anonymous figure, a name given to a sculptor whose hand shaped stone during the middle of the 13th century. His work suggests a life spent moving between the workshop and the construction site, working as both a sculptor and an architect. His career lasted for more than thirty years, a long span of labor that left a permanent mark on the stone of Central Germany. He likely learned his craft in northern France, absorbing the techniques of the High Gothic style during its peak. By around 1225, his presence is felt in the…