Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
1504
Kilian admonishes the ducal couple.
The four panels are the only authenticated, original paintings by the artist, who evidently thought spatially and struggled with two-dimensional painting.
The panels lack precisely that genuinely painterly quality (Matthias Weniger).
The meager painting quality stands in stark contrast to the depth and excellence of Stoss's sculpture.
Lit.: Art & Capital Crime: Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider and the Münnerstadt Altarpiece, Munich 2020
Location: Münnerstadt, Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Design: Stoss, Veit
Realization: Stoss, Veit
photo 2021, Pablo de la Riestra
Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
1504
Kilian admonishes the ducal couple. Detail: Gozbert, Duke of Franconia. (The duke looks like a Polish king).
The four panels are the only authenticated, original paintings by the artist, who evidently thought spatially and struggled with two-dimensional painting.
The panels lack precisely that genuinely painterly quality (Matthias Weniger).
The meager painting quality stands in stark contrast to the depth and excellence of Stoss's sculpture.
Lit.: Art & Capital Crime: Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider and the Münnerstadt Altarpiece, Munich 2020
Location: Münnerstadt, Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Design: Stoss, Veit
Realization: Stoss, Veit
photo 2021, Pablo de la Riestra
Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
1504
Gailana hires the assassins. (The assassins are ordered to kill Kilian)
The four panels are the only authenticated, original paintings by the artist, who evidently thought spatially and struggled with two-dimensional painting.
The panels lack precisely that genuinely painterly quality (Matthias Weniger).
The meager painting quality stands in stark contrast to the depth and excellence of Stoss's sculpture.
Lit.: Art & Capital Crime: Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider and the Münnerstadt Altarpiece, Munich 2020
Location: Münnerstadt, Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Design: Stoss, Veit
Realization: Stoss, Veit
photo 2021, Pablo de la Riestra
Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
1504
Gailana dingt die Mörder. Detail with Gailana
The four panels are the only authenticated, original paintings by the artist, who evidently thought spatially and struggled with two-dimensional painting.
The panels lack precisely that genuinely painterly quality (Matthias Weniger).
The meager painting quality stands in stark contrast to the depth and excellence of Stoss's sculpture.
Lit.: Art & Capital Crime: Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider and the Münnerstadt Altarpiece, Munich 2020
Location: Münnerstadt, Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Design: Stoss, Veit
Realization: Stoss, Veit
photo 2021, Pablo de la Riestra
Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
1504
The Murder of Saint Kilian and his Companions
The four panels are the only authenticated, original paintings by the artist, who evidently thought spatially and struggled with two-dimensional painting.
The panels lack precisely that genuinely painterly quality (Matthias Weniger).
The meager painting quality stands in stark contrast to the depth and excellence of Stoss's sculpture.
Lit.: Art & Capital Crime: Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider and the Münnerstadt Altarpiece, Munich 2020
Location: Münnerstadt, Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Design: Stoss, Veit
Realization: Stoss, Veit
photo 2021, Pablo de la Riestra
Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
1504
The punishment of the murderers
The four panels are the only authenticated, original paintings by the artist, who evidently thought spatially and struggled with two-dimensional painting.
The panels lack precisely that genuinely painterly quality (Matthias Weniger).
The meager painting quality stands in stark contrast to the depth and excellence of Stoss's sculpture.
Lit.: Art & Capital Crime: Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider and the Münnerstadt Altarpiece, Munich 2020
Location: Münnerstadt, Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Design: Stoss, Veit
Realization: Stoss, Veit
photo 2021, Pablo de la Riestra
Münnerstadt Altarpiece Wings
1504
The punishment of the murderers, detail
The four panels are the only authenticated, original paintings by the artist, who evidently thought spatially and struggled with two-dimensional painting.
The panels lack precisely that genuinely painterly quality (Matthias Weniger).
The meager painting quality stands in stark contrast to the depth and excellence of Stoss's sculpture.
Lit.: Art & Capital Crime: Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider and the Münnerstadt Altarpiece, Munich 2020
Location: Münnerstadt, Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Design: Stoss, Veit
Realization: Stoss, Veit
photo 2021, Pablo de la Riestra
