 The first prominent product of his Roman studies was a "Pietà" which was secured for the Cathedral of Münster and which has often been copied.In 1858 the same cathedral acquired a group of seven life-size figures representing the descent from the Cross which is regarded as one of its chief art treasures.His last great work, finished when the artist had passed his seventieth year, was a Gothic altar triptych representing scenes from the life of Jesus.