St. Egidien Church
St. Egidien Church
18. Jh.
Perspective view of the newly built St. Egidien's Church in Nuremberg, completed in 1718, which burned down completely on July 7 and 8, 1696. The stucco work was by Donato Polli. It was destroyed in World War II, as was the ceiling painting in the nave depicting the triumph of Heaven over Hell, which Johann Martin Schuster created together with Johann Daniel Preißler. See also: Lamentation of Christ by Antoine van Dyck and Johann Daniel Preißler
Location: private
Design: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Realization: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Material: coppeplate engraving
scan 2015, Theo Noll
St. Egidien Church
18. Jh.
View of the crossing and choir.
Perspective view of the newly built St. Egidien's Church in Nuremberg, completed in 1718, which burned down completely on July 7 and 8, 1696. The stucco work was by Donato Polli. It was destroyed in World War II, as was the ceiling painting in the nave depicting the triumph of Heaven over Hell, which Johann Martin Schuster created together with Johann Daniel Preißler. See also: Lamentation of Christ by Antoine van Dyck and Johann Daniel Preißler
Location: private
Design: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Realization: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Material: coppeplate engraving
scan 2015, Theo Noll
St. Egidien Church
18. Jh.
Vaulted ceiling with stucco work by Donato Polli.
scan 2015, Theo Noll
Perspective view of the newly built St. Egidien's Church in Nuremberg, completed in 1718, which burned down completely on July 7 and 8, 1696. The stucco work was by Donato Polli. It was destroyed in World War II, as was the ceiling painting in the nave depicting the triumph of Heaven over Hell, which Johann Martin Schuster created together with Johann Daniel Preißler. See also: Lamentation of Christ by Antoine van Dyck and Johann Daniel Preißler
Location: private
Design: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Realization: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Material: Kupferstich
St. Egidien Church
18. Jh.
side galleries
Perspective view of the newly built St. Egidien's Church in Nuremberg, completed in 1718, which burned down completely on July 7 and 8, 1696. The stucco work was by Donato Polli. It was destroyed in World War II, as was the ceiling painting in the nave depicting the triumph of Heaven over Hell, which Johann Martin Schuster created together with Johann Daniel Preißler. See also: Lamentation of Christ by Antoine van Dyck and Johann Daniel Preißler
Location: private
Design: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Realization: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Material: coppeplate engraving
scan 2015, Theo Noll
St. Egidien Church
18. Jh.
View of the choir with the Baroque altar
Perspective view of the newly built St. Egidien's Church in Nuremberg, completed in 1718, which burned down completely on July 7 and 8, 1696. The stucco work was by Donato Polli. It was destroyed in World War II, as was the ceiling painting in the nave depicting the triumph of Heaven over Hell, which Johann Martin Schuster created together with Johann Daniel Preißler. See also: Lamentation of Christ by Antoine van Dyck and Johann Daniel Preißler
Location: private
Design: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Realization: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Material: coppeplate engraving
scan 2015, Theo Noll
St. Egidien Church
18. Jh.
Main altar, The Lamentation by van Dyck is now located in the south transept
Perspective view of the newly built St. Egidien's Church in Nuremberg, completed in 1718, which burned down completely on July 7 and 8, 1696. The stucco work was by Donato Polli. It was destroyed in World War II, as was the ceiling painting in the nave depicting the triumph of Heaven over Hell, which Johann Martin Schuster created together with Johann Daniel Preißler. See also: Lamentation of Christ by Antoine van Dyck and Johann Daniel Preißler
Location: private
Design: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Realization: Delsenbach, Johann Adam
Material: coppeplate engraving
photo 2015, Theo Noll
