Epitaph Oertel
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Baptism of Christ in the Jordan by John
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Landscape in the background, the Holy Spirit at the top center
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Scene where John is preaching, his right hand in a gesture of speaking or blessing.__
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
John baptizing Jesus, detail with assisting angels
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Death inscription, donor family with coat of arms, sons and daughters with alliance coats of arms
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Stifterfamilie, Männerseite, Wappen Oertel, Allianzwappen der Söhne von links nach rechts für: Andreas Oertel/Margaretha Holzschuher; Florenz Oertel/Helena Ebner; Sebald Oertel/Anna v. Ploben; Egidius Oertel/Veronica Schnödt
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Donor family, women's side, right: coat of arms of the wife Margarethe, alliance coat of arms of the daughters from right to left: Catharina née Anna Oertel/Nikolaus Kolb; Barbara Oertel/Bartholomäus Flick; Agatha Oertel/Hieronymus Rech/Martin Löffelholz
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Visible overpainting on the right edge of the image, nimbus?
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Visible overpainting on the right edge of the image, nimbus? (green marker)
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Visible overpainting, image scene in the center bottom, nimbus? (green marker)
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll
Epitaph Oertel
from 1514 to 1574
Visible overpainting, image scene in the center bottom, nimbus? (green marker)
Painted epitaph for Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Death inscription below:
In the year 1525, on the 21st of July,
the honorable
Sigmund Oertel died.
Verneutt An(no) 74
_______________
Founder: Sigmund Oertel (d. July 21, 1525)
Wife: Margarethe Oertel, née Groß (d. 1512) _______________
Epitaph for Margarethe Oertel:
"As we know from her husband's records, it was created only two years after her death. He initially had a depiction of the Rosary placed on it, similar to the Hayd epitaph in St. Lorenz. (...)
The panel was completely painted over in the post-Reformation period (1574). Only in infrared light are the rose blossoms and the halos of the saints still visible." Rosary, which lie beneath the current layer of paint. The new painting replaced the unpopular, explicitly Old Believer theme and also an indulgence image with the Baptism of Christ, a scene unproblematic even from a Protestant perspective. This can be explained by the fact that the epitaph was hung in the south aisle near the tower portal, in front of which Margarethe Oertel was buried.
(St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, Gerhard Weilandt 2007) _______________
See also: Helena Portal
Location: Nuremberg, St. Sebald, Pillar nX (tenth northern pillar from the east)
photo 2022, Theo Noll