Christa Grössinger

Christa Grössinger (8 May 194214 March 2008) was a German academic specialising in late medieval and early Renaissance art in northern Europe. She was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. She joined the University of Manchester in 1972 lecturing in Art History, becoming Senior Lecturer at the School of Arts Histories and Cultures Lecturer in 1998. She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2004.

In 2006, she saw a Bristol Cathedral misericord for sale by the London antiques dealer Sam Fogg. The misericord had originally belonged to Bristol Cathedral, but had been removed "because of its bawdy humour". North-European Panel Paintings. A Catalogue of Netherlandish and German Paintings before 1600 in English Churches and Colleges. London: Harvey Miller, 1992. The World Upside Down: English Misericords. London: Harvey Miller, 1996. Picturing Women in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997. Humour and Folly in Secular and Profane Prints of Northern Europe, 1430–1540. London : Harvey Miller, 2002.