Leonhard Kern: Sculptor of Dramatic Emotion in the Baroque Era Leonhard Kern, a name perhaps less familiar than some of his contemporaries, stands as a profoundly significant figure within the German Baroque artistic landscape. Born in Forchtenberg, Germany, in 1588, and passing away in Schwäbisch Hall in 1662, Kern’s life coincided with a period of immense upheaval – the Thirty Years' War – yet he managed to produce an extraordinary…