Named for the German sculptor and wood-carver Veit Stoss (c. 1445–1553), who worked in Nürnberg and Cracow. In Cracow he worked for 13 years on the 11-m by 13-m Mary altar in late-gothic/baroque style. After 1496 he lived again in Nürnberg and made many wonderful altars for the church and city. (M 26764) _ _.