Gutenstetten Altar
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).
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
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).
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
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).
photo 2014, Theo Noll
Gutenstetten Altar
from 1511
Altarschrein: von l. nach r.: Dionisius, Johannes d. T. und 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).
Gutenstetten Altar
from 1511
Alter 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).
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
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).
photo 2014, Theo Noll
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).
photo 2014, Theo Noll
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).
photo 2014, Theo Noll
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).
photo 2014, Theo Noll
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).
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
Gutenstetten Altar
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).
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).
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
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).
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
