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Holy Kinship

Holy Kinship Total view

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Total view


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Holy Kinship Section of the upper third of the picture with Franconian countryside in the background

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Section of the upper third of the picture with Franconian countryside in the background


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017,

Holy Kinship Section of the right upper corner

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Section of the right upper corner


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017,

Holy Kinship Mary, Anne and Child Jesus with two angels

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Mary, Anne and Child Jesus with two angels


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017,

Holy Kinship Head of Mary

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Head of Mary


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017,

Holy Kinship Head of Mary, detail of the left eye

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Head of Mary, detail of the left eye


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017,

Holy Kinship Anne

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Anne


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017,

Holy Kinship Anne, hand with flower

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Anne, hand with flower


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017,

Holy Kinship Detailansicht mit Engeln

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Detailansicht mit Engeln


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nürnberg, Frauenkirche

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2021, Theo Noll

Holy Kinship Detailansicht mit Engeln

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Detailansicht mit Engeln


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nürnberg, Frauenkirche

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2021, Theo Noll

Holy Kinship Left lower corner of the picture

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Left lower corner of the picture


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2018, Theo Noll

Holy Kinship Right lower corner of the picture

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Right lower corner of the picture


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2018, Theo Noll

Holy Kinship Ultraviolet photo of the right lower corner of the picture

Holy Kinship

around 1520

Ultraviolet photo of the right lower corner of the picture


Three generations are united in the centre of the picture, Mary with the Child and Anne, the mother of Mary. Three playing angels joined them. Two angels hand over flower wreaths in honor of the saints. The two women are associated with their husbands standing in the background. Joseph is standing behind Mary with a walking staff. Joachim, already definitely aged, is standing on the right with a chaplet in his hands. Due to some details of the painting technique this painting was attributed to the master of the former main altar in Fürth together with a group of other paintings.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

Realization: Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars, , Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche, Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)

photo 2017 und 2018, Theo Noll,


Meister des ehemaligen Fürther Hochaltars

Further works

Puschendorf high altar retable
Puschendorf high altar retable
Former high altar of St. Michael in Fürth
Former high altar of St. Michael in Fürth
Epitaph for Anna Oelhafen (née Pfinzing)
Epitaph for Anna Oelhafen (née Pfinzing)
Anne or kinship altar
Anne or kinship altar
Epitaph für den Priester Dr. 46 / 5.000 Epitaph for the priest Dr. Leonhard Oelhafen
Epitaph für den Priester Dr. 46 / 5.000 Epitaph for the priest Dr. Leonhard Oelhafen
Holy Kinship
Holy Kinship

Master of the Holy Kinship, Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche)
Meister der Heiligen Sippe, Nürnberg, Frauenkirche

Further works

Puschendorf high altar retable
Puschendorf high altar retable
Epitaph for Anna Oelhafen (née Pfinzing)
Epitaph for Anna Oelhafen (née Pfinzing)
Anne or kinship altar
Anne or kinship altar
Epitaph für den Priester Dr. 46 / 5.000 Epitaph for the priest Dr. Leonhard Oelhafen
Epitaph für den Priester Dr. 46 / 5.000 Epitaph for the priest Dr. Leonhard Oelhafen
Holy Kinship
Holy Kinship

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