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Krell Altarpiece

Krell Altarpiece Open altarpiece with separately hung outer side panels

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Open altarpiece with separately hung outer side panels


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Central panel with the enthroned Virgin Mary with Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the donor figure by Jodocus Krell in the foreground. A cityscape of Nuremberg is in the background

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Central panel with the enthroned Virgin Mary with Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the donor figure by Jodocus Krell in the foreground. A cityscape of Nuremberg is in the background


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece upper section of the central panel with a view of Nuremberg

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

upper section of the central panel with a view of Nuremberg


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2018, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and Barbara

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and Barbara


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2018, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and a view of Nuremberg in the background

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and a view of Nuremberg in the background


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2018, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and Barbara, and upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and a view of Nuremberg in the background

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and Barbara, and upper section of the central panel, detail with Mary and a view of Nuremberg in the background


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz Church, choir, east wall

photo 2018, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Central panel, detail with donor Jodocus Krell

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Central panel, detail with donor Jodocus Krell


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece linke innere Seitentafel mit St. Jodocus

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

linke innere Seitentafel mit St. Jodocus


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece left inner side panel with St. Jodocus, detail

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

left inner side panel with St. Jodocus, detail


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece right inner side panel with St. Jodocus, detail

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

right inner side panel with St. Jodocus, detail


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece right inner side panel with St. Helena, detail of the upper half

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

right inner side panel with St. Helena, detail of the upper half


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece right inner panel with St. Helena, detail of the lower half, depiction of her drapery

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

right inner panel with St. Helena, detail of the lower half, depiction of her drapery


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Left outer side panel with St. Jodocus

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Left outer side panel with St. Jodocus


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Left outer side panel with St. Jodocus, Detail

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Left outer side panel with St. Jodocus, Detail


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Right outer side panel with St. Helena

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Right outer side panel with St. Helena


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Right outer side panel with St. Helena, upper third of the image showing a view into an interior and landscape

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Right outer side panel with St. Helena, upper third of the image showing a view into an interior and landscape


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece right outer side panel with St. Helena, upper body with magnificent robe

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

right outer side panel with St. Helena, upper body with magnificent robe


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece right outer side panel with St. Helena, lower part of the image; note the varied depiction of the material textures

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

right outer side panel with St. Helena, lower part of the image; note the varied depiction of the material textures


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Left predella end with foliate painting and Lawrence

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Left predella end with foliate painting and Lawrence


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Left half of the predella with Saints: Lawrence, Stephen, Vincent, and Sebastia

Krell Altarpiece

Info

ca. 1472


Left half of the predella with Saints: Lawrence, Stephen, Vincent, and Sebastia


photo 2020, Theo Noll

Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

Krell Altarpiece Left half of the predella with Saints Laurentius, Stephanus, detail view

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Left half of the predella with Saints Laurentius, Stephanus, detail view


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Left half of the predella with Saints Stephen and Vincent, detail view

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Left half of the predella with Saints Stephen and Vincent, detail view


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Left half of the predella, detail with Saint Vincent

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Left half of the predella, detail with Saint Vincent


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Left half of the predella with Saints Vincent and Sebastian, detail view

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Left half of the predella with Saints Vincent and Sebastian, detail view


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece Right half of the predella with the saints: Agnes, Dorothea, Lucy, and Ottilia (Odilia)

Krell Altarpiece

Info

ca. 1472


Right half of the predella with the saints: Agnes, Dorothea, Lucy, and Ottilia (Odilia)


photo 2020, Theo Noll

Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

Krell Altarpiece Right half of the predella with Saints Agnes and Dorothea, detail view

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

Right half of the predella with Saints Agnes and Dorothea, detail view


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece right half of the predella with Saint Lucy, detail view

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

right half of the predella with Saint Lucy, detail view


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

Krell Altarpiece right half of the predella with Saint Ottilia (Odilia) and foliate painting

Krell Altarpiece

ca. 1472

right half of the predella with Saint Ottilia (Odilia) and foliate painting


Altar with the oldest known view of the city of Nuremberg. The altar was commissioned by Jodokus Krell, a priest at St. Lorenz Church. _____________________________________________

The city of Nuremberg as a subject worthy of depiction first appears in the reredos of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece in St. Lorenz Church, commissioned by Jodocus Krell. Its central panel depicts the city nestled in a hilly and partly wooded landscape. While the pictorial representation of cities had not yet established itself as an independent subject, a tradition originating in the Netherlands already existed of using views both within and outside the city as backgrounds. Consequently, in 15th-century workshop drawings of cityscapes and landscapes, the foreground is left unpainted.

In the Krell Altarpiece as well, the enthroned Madonna and Child, St. Bartholomew and St. Barbara, and the kneeling patron, Jodocus Krell, depicted in the foreground on a smaller scale, are the main focus (1). Above the figures is a cross-ribbed vault supported by two columns, featuring three arched openings that offer a view of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings. A brocade tapestry of honor between the figures and the columns sets them off from the background.

Although Jodocus Krell endowed the priest's benefice on the altar, of which he was the first user, as early as 1446, the corresponding altarpiece may not have been commissioned until 1472, in connection with the consecration of the altars in the newly constructed hall choir of St. Lorenz Church (2). (...)

(1) On Jodocus Krell, see Machilek, Krell 1972.

(2) On the dating of the altarpiece, see Machilek, Krell 1972, p. 85.

Ursula Timann

(quoted from the catalog: The Wide View / Nuremberg Panoramas from Seven Centuries / Museums of the City of Nuremberg / 2020)

Location: Nuremberg, St. Lorenz, Hall Choir, East Wall

photo 2020, Theo Noll

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