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Gutenstetten Altar

Gutenstetten Altar Choir, winged alter

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Choir, winged alter


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra

Gutenstetten Altar Altar without pinnacle decoration

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Altar without pinnacle decoration


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra

Gutenstetten Altar Altar shrine from r. to l. St. Dionys, St. John Baptist and St. Cyriakus

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Altar shrine from r. to l. St. Dionys, St. John Baptist and St. Cyriakus


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Theo Noll

Gutenstetten Altar Altar shrine from r. to l. St. Dionys, St. John Baptist and St. Cyriakus, detail

Gutenstetten Altar

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from 1511


Altar shrine from r. to l. St. Dionys, St. John Baptist and St. Cyriakus, detail


photo 2014, Theo Noll

The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, Pfarrkirche

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Gutenstetten Altar Altar shrine, head of St. John Baptist

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Altar shrine, head of St. John Baptist


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra

Gutenstetten Altar Altar shrine, head of St. John Baptist in half profile

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Altar shrine, head of St. John Baptist in half profile


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Theo Noll

Gutenstetten Altar Left Altar wing, relief of St. Urban

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Left Altar wing, relief of St. Urban


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Theo Noll

Gutenstetten Altar Left Altar wing, relief of St. Urban, detail

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Left Altar wing, relief of St. Urban, detail


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Theo Noll

Gutenstetten Altar Right Altar wing, relief of St. Nicholas of Myra

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Right Altar wing, relief of St. Nicholas of Myra


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Theo Noll

Gutenstetten Altar Pinnacle decoration: Christ as the judge of the world

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Pinnacle decoration: Christ as the judge of the world


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra

Gutenstetten Altar Predella: Baptism of Christ in the river Jordan

Gutenstetten Altar

Info

from 1511


Predella: Baptism of Christ in the river Jordan


photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra

The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Gutenstetten Altar eft predella wing: Church fathers Ambrosius and Augustinus

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

eft predella wing: Church fathers Ambrosius and Augustinus


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra

Gutenstetten Altar Right predella wing: Church fathers Gregory and Hieronymus

Gutenstetten Altar

from 1511

Right predella wing: Church fathers Gregory and Hieronymus


The altar was created by the Nuremberg artists Veit Wirsberger (1468? – after 1534, carver and sculptor of the Late Gothic period, see art. About Wirsberger and Hans Peheim (died in 1537 or 1538, painter between Late Gothis and Early Renaissance periods).

Location: Gutenstetten, parish church

Design: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

Realization: Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger), Veit

photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra

Veit
Wirsberger (Wirsperger, Wierszperger, Wyrsperger)

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St. Paul
St. Paul
Crucifixion group
Crucifixion group
Gutenstetten Altar
Gutenstetten Altar
Triumphal Cross
Triumphal Cross

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