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Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael Total view

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

around 1489

Total view


The figure of Michael Raffael is kneeling with his hands folded in front of the Archangel Michael. In the Epitaph Michael is depicted as dragon slayer and weigher of the souls. Below the inscription there is depicted a dead body being eaten by worms.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche), right east pillar of the nave

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael Upper half of the Epitaph

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

around 1489

Upper half of the Epitaph


The figure of Michael Raffael is kneeling with his hands folded in front of the Archangel Michael. In the Epitaph Michael is depicted as dragon slayer and weigher of the souls. Below the inscription there is depicted a dead body being eaten by worms.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche), right east pillar of the nave

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael Figure of Michael Raffael

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

around 1489

Figure of Michael Raffael


The figure of Michael Raffael is kneeling with his hands folded in front of the Archangel Michael. In the Epitaph Michael is depicted as dragon slayer and weigher of the souls. Below the inscription there is depicted a dead body being eaten by worms.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche), right east pillar of the nave

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael Archangel Michael and Michael Raffael, detail

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

around 1489

Archangel Michael and Michael Raffael, detail


The figure of Michael Raffael is kneeling with his hands folded in front of the Archangel Michael. In the Epitaph Michael is depicted as dragon slayer and weigher of the souls. Below the inscription there is depicted a dead body being eaten by worms.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche), right east pillar of the nave

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael Detail with dragon, weighing scales and little devil

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

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around 1489


Detail with dragon, weighing scales and little devil


photo 2015, Theo Noll

The figure of Michael Raffael is kneeling with his hands folded in front of the Archangel Michael. In the Epitaph Michael is depicted as dragon slayer and weigher of the souls. Below the inscription there is depicted a dead body being eaten by worms.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche), right east pillar of the nave

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael Inscription and dead body being eaten by worms

Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

Info

around 1489


Inscription and dead body being eaten by worms


photo 2015, Theo Noll

The figure of Michael Raffael is kneeling with his hands folded in front of the Archangel Michael. In the Epitaph Michael is depicted as dragon slayer and weigher of the souls. Below the inscription there is depicted a dead body being eaten by worms.

Location: Nuremberg, Our Lady´s Church (Frauenkirche), right east pillar of the nave

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Michael
Wolgemut

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Epitaph for Georg Keyper
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Great Pietà
Great Pietà
Peringsdörffer Retable
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Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael
Epitaph for the Royal Chef de Cuisine Michael Raffael

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