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High altar of St. Jakob

High altar of St. Jakob

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob upper altarpiece with gables

High altar of St. Jakob

Info

1360 to 1370


upper altarpiece with gables


photo 2018, Theo Noll

Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

High altar of St. Jakob Altar piece

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Altar piece


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Altar piece, central part, Man of Sorrows (around 1429/30)

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Altar piece, central part, Man of Sorrows (around 1429/30)


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Altar piece, central part, Man of Sorrows (around 1429/30)

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Altar piece, central part, Man of Sorrows (around 1429/30)


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Altar piece, central part, Man of Sorrows (around 1429/30)

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Altar piece, central part, Man of Sorrows (around 1429/30)


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob left altar wing: above, Bartholomew, Andrew, and Simon among four prophets; below, the Annunciation in the first three panels, the Coronation of the Virgin in the two right p

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

left altar wing: above, Bartholomew, Andrew, and Simon among four prophets; below, the Annunciation in the first three panels, the Coronation of the Virgin in the two right p


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob left altarpiece wing, upper register of figures with two gables, the apostles Bartholomew, Andrew, and Simon between four prophet

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

left altarpiece wing, upper register of figures with two gables, the apostles Bartholomew, Andrew, and Simon between four prophet


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob left altarpiece wing, upper register of figures with two gables, the apostles Bartholomew, Andrew, and Simon between four prophets

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

left altarpiece wing, upper register of figures with two gables, the apostles Bartholomew, Andrew, and Simon between four prophets


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Central altar piece and right wing

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Central altar piece and right wing


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob right wing, above, the apostles Thaddeus, Philip, and Matthew among four prophets; below, the Risen Christ and the three Marys at the tomb.

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

right wing, above, the apostles Thaddeus, Philip, and Matthew among four prophets; below, the Risen Christ and the three Marys at the tomb.


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nürnberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right wing, upper register of figures, detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right wing, upper register of figures, detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nürnberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right wing, lower half with the Risen Christ and the three Marys at the empty tomb

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right wing, lower half with the Risen Christ and the three Marys at the empty tomb


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nürnberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Figures of the predella, four apostles (the first, John the Baptist, made of linden wood, the three on the right made of red clay)

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Figures of the predella, four apostles (the first, John the Baptist, made of linden wood, the three on the right made of red clay)


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Predella, John the Baptist (made of linden wood), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Predella, John the Baptist (made of linden wood), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Predella, John the Baptist (made of linden wood), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Predella, John the Baptist (made of linden wood), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2019, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob "Older Apostle" (made of red clay)

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

"Older Apostle" (made of red clay)


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob "Older Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

"Older Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2019, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob "Older Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

"Older Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2019, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Judas Thaddeus (made of red clay),

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Judas Thaddeus (made of red clay),


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Judas Thaddeus (made of red clay), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Judas Thaddeus (made of red clay), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2019, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Judas Thaddeus (made of red clay), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Judas Thaddeus (made of red clay), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob Figuren der Predella, vier Apostel (der erste, Johannes der Täufer aus Lindenholz, die drei rechten aus rotem Ton gefertigt) Predella, Johannes der Täufer (aus Lindenholz gefertigt), Detailansicht "Älterer Apostel" (aus rotem Ton gefe

photo 2019, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob "Youthful Apostle" (made of red clay)

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

"Youthful Apostle" (made of red clay)


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2019, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob "Youthful Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

"Youthful Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2018, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob "Youthful Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

"Youthful Apostle" (made of red clay), detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2019, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Altar with closed wings

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Altar with closed wings


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Left wing with the Adoration of the Magi / Right wing with the Crucifixion

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Left wing with the Adoration of the Magi / Right wing with the Crucifixion


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Left outer wing, detail view of the first gable with the Annunciation to the Shepherds

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Left outer wing, detail view of the first gable with the Annunciation to the Shepherds


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Left outer wing, detail view of the second gable

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Left outer wing, detail view of the second gable


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view with Mary and the Christ Child with a bird

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view with Mary and the Christ Child with a bird


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view: king with a falcon

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Left outer wing, Adoration of the Magi, detail view: king with a falcon


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob linker Außenflügel, Anbetung der Heiligen Drei Könige, Detailansicht

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

linker Außenflügel, Anbetung der Heiligen Drei Könige, Detailansicht


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nürnberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right outer wing, detail view of the two gable ends

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right outer wing, detail view of the two gable ends


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right outer wing, detail view of the first gable

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right outer wing, detail view of the first gable


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right outer wing, detail view showing the Crucifixion scene

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right outer wing, detail view showing the Crucifixion scene


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right outer wing, detail view showing Mary, pierced by the sword of sorrow and collapsing unconscious.

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right outer wing, detail view showing Mary, pierced by the sword of sorrow and collapsing unconscious.


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right outer wing, detail view of the Crucifixion scene with John and the patron saint of the church, James the Greater

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right outer wing, detail view of the Crucifixion scene with John and the patron saint of the church, James the Greater


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

High altar of St. Jakob Right outer wing, detail view with the Crucifixion scene and the donors of the altar in their religious habits

High altar of St. Jakob

1360 to 1370

Right outer wing, detail view with the Crucifixion scene and the donors of the altar in their religious habits


Donated by two unidentified Teutonic Knights. ... "The altarpiece has survived the ages in its original location, but underwent alterations in the late 17th century, some of which have since been partially reversed. The central panel was lost. Its general arrangement is based on the scheme of winged altarpieces from the first half of the 19th century. In two rows, one above the other, individual figures are painted in a varied Gothic decorative system. In the lower row, these figures are grouped thematically to depict the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin on the right, and the resurrected Christ with the three Marys at the empty tomb on the left. The apostles and prophets above each form groups of three within gables adorned with tracery. The outer panels, on a monumental scale rivaling that of murals, depict the beginning and end of Christ's earthly life, although the journey and adoration of the Magi on the left wing has been almost completely destroyed. (...)" Peter Strieder (Panel painting in Nuremberg, Königstein im Taunus, 1993) ______________________________________________

In the Three apostles, carved from red clay and painted in various colors, are enthroned on the predella of the high altar. They originated in a Nuremberg workshop around 1400 and were not brought to St. James' Church until 1824/25. They represent an "older apostle," Jude Thaddeus—both venerable, mature men with long beards—and a beardless, "youthful apostle." On the far left sits John the Baptist with the lamb, a figure carved from linden wood decades later. These clay sculptures, in the Soft Style, originally belonged to a Last Supper scene. Six of them have been in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum since 1882; three apostles and the figure of Christ were lost. The figures are slightly turned away from their frontal position, facing the missing Christ in the center. They are dressed in softly draped garments, the fabric of which models the individual body parts in different ways: sometimes smoothly, sometimes with lavish folds and richly articulated hems. .

Robert Leyh St. Jakob, Nuremberg, Schnell & Steiner, Art Guide No. 1699, Regensburg 2006

Location: Nuremberg, St. Jakob

photo 2016, Theo Noll

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