Tucher Altarpiece
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Overall view
photo 2014,
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Left wing: St. Augustine, his mother St. Monica, and angels with scrolls (Vision of Augustine)
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2014, Theo Noll
![Tucher Altarpiece Vision des hl. Augustinus. Wortlaut des Textes auf dem Spruchband: Colloquebant(ur) soli valde dulciter – sie [Augustinus und seine Mutter Monika] waren allein und unterhielten sich sehr angenehm](https://www.nuremberg.museum/img/tucheraltar_frauenkirche_noll--3-_.jpg)
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Vision des hl. Augustinus. Wortlaut des Textes auf dem Spruchband: Colloquebant(ur) soli valde dulciter – sie [Augustinus und seine Mutter Monika] waren allein und unterhielten sich sehr angenehm
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2014, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Central panel
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015,
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Central panel, left: Annunciation
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Central panel: The Crucified Christ with attendant figures
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015,
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Central panel, left: Annunciation Central panel: Head of John, preliminary drawing visible through infrared reflectography
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015,
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Central panel, right: Resurrection of Jesus with three guards
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Central panel, right: Resurrection of Jesus, photograph in raking light
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Central panel, right: Resurrection of Jesus, detail with guards
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Right wing: St. Paul the Hermit and St. Antonius Abbas
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Right wing, bas-relief with gabled canopies
photo 2015, Theo Noll
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
St. Paul the Hermit and St. Anthony the Abbot in Conversation, Detail
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Right wing in raking light
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Closed state, overall view from left to right: St. Vitus (patron saint of the Augustinian Church in Nuremberg), Assumption of Mary, St. Augustine's vision of the Trinity, St. Leonard
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2016, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Mary is carried into heaven by angels
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2016, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
St. Augustine seated at a lectern with a dorsal gable
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2016, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
St. Augustine with a shelf containing: folding spectacles, hourglass, inkwell, lantern, chipboard box, books, letters, candlestick, etc.
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2016, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Trinity in a rainbow (the Holy Spirit has already become the Child, clothing fused), branch panels, gable
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2016, Theo Noll
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
Reverse
photo 2015,
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
Tucher Altarpiece
around 1445/50
UV-A image of the back of the altarpiece. It shows that the altarpiece once also had brocade decoration (vertical bands) on the back.
The altarpiece was created in 1445/50 by an unknown master for the Augustinian monastery church of St. Vitus. The name "Tucher Altarpiece" derives from its restoration in 1615, financed by the merchant family Tucher, who had it moved to the Carthusian church. Since 1816, it has been located in the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), while the predella panels are housed in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanic National Museum).
Lit.: The Paintings of the Late Middle Ages in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum,
Franken 1, 2019, Cat. No. 15
Location: Nuremberg, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
photo 2015,