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Zwickau high altarpiece

Zwickau high altarpiece Choir with high altar retable

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Choir with high altar retable


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece High altar retable (holiday view)

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

High altar retable (holiday view)


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece High altar retable without predella (shrine and wing)

Zwickau high altarpiece

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1479


High altar retable without predella (shrine and wing)


photo 2015, Theo Noll

Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Holz

Zwickau high altarpiece shrine, from l. after r. : Mary Magdalene, Katharina, Mary with the baby Jesus, Barbara and Margaret - minor prophets in between?

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

shrine, from l. after r. : Mary Magdalene, Katharina, Mary with the baby Jesus, Barbara and Margaret - minor prophets in between?


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Shrine, upper half

Zwickau high altarpiece

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1479


Shrine, upper half


photo 2015, Theo Noll

Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Holz

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Maria mit dem Jesuskind und vier Engeln, die oberen Kronenhalter, die unteren Präsentationsengel

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Maria mit dem Jesuskind und vier Engeln, die oberen Kronenhalter, die unteren Präsentationsengel


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Maria mit Jesuskind, Detail

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Maria mit Jesuskind, Detail


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Marienkörper auf der Mondsichel mit Präsentationsengeln

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Marienkörper auf der Mondsichel mit Präsentationsengeln


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Baldachine über der Maria

Zwickau high altarpiece

Info

1479


Schrein, Baldachine über der Maria


photo 2015, Theo Noll

Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Holz

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Magdalena und Katharina

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Magdalena und Katharina


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Magdalena und Katharina, Detail

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Magdalena und Katharina, Detail


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Magdalena mit dem Salbgefäß

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Magdalena mit dem Salbgefäß


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Barbara und Margarethe

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Barbara und Margarethe


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Barbara mit dem Kelch und Margarethe mit dem Buch

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Barbara mit dem Kelch und Margarethe mit dem Buch


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Prophet ? (rechts von Maria)

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Prophet ? (rechts von Maria)


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Prophet ? (links von Maria)

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Prophet ? (links von Maria)


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece linker Flügel mit Agnes und unbekannter Heiligen

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

linker Flügel mit Agnes und unbekannter Heiligen


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece linker Flügel, Agnes mit dem Lamm und rechts Attribut unbekannt

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

linker Flügel, Agnes mit dem Lamm und rechts Attribut unbekannt


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece rechter Flügel, Heilige ohne Attribut und Heilige Dorothea mit dem Rosenkörbchen

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

rechter Flügel, Heilige ohne Attribut und Heilige Dorothea mit dem Rosenkörbchen


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, Schnitzwerk, ganz

Zwickau high altarpiece

Info

1479


Predella, Schnitzwerk, ganz


photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Holz

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, Schnitzwerk, Mittelteil mit Christus

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, Schnitzwerk, Mittelteil mit Christus


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, Schnitzwerk, linkes Apostolat

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, Schnitzwerk, linkes Apostolat


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, Schnitzwerk, rechtes Apostolat

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, Schnitzwerk, rechtes Apostolat


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Rückseite

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Rückseite


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein , Rückseite, Christus als Richter auf dem Regenbogen

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein , Rückseite, Christus als Richter auf dem Regenbogen


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein, Rückseite, Christus als Richter auf dem Regenbogen, Detail mit Weltkugel

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein, Rückseite, Christus als Richter auf dem Regenbogen, Detail mit Weltkugel


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Schrein , Rückseite, linke Tafel: Die Auserwählten

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Schrein , Rückseite, linke Tafel: Die Auserwählten


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, aufgeklappter linker Flügel mit Antonius und Paulus

Zwickau high altarpiece

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1479


Predella, aufgeklappter linker Flügel mit Antonius und Paulus


photo 2015, Theo Noll

Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Holz

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, aufgeklappter linker Flügel, Antonius

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, aufgeklappter linker Flügel, Antonius


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, Dom St.Marien

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, aufgeklappter linker Flügel, Paulus

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, aufgeklappter linker Flügel, Paulus


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, aufgeklappter rechter Flügel, mit Georg und Christophorus

Zwickau high altarpiece

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1479


Predella, aufgeklappter rechter Flügel, mit Georg und Christophorus


photo 2015, Theo Noll

Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Holz

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, aufgeklappter rechter Flügel, Georg mit dem Drachen

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, aufgeklappter rechter Flügel, Georg mit dem Drachen


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, aufgeklappter rechter Flügel, Christophorus mit Jesukind

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, aufgeklappter rechter Flügel, Christophorus mit Jesukind


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, Rückseite, Mittelteil: Schweißtuch der Veronika, mit Jahresangabe 1479

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, Rückseite, Mittelteil: Schweißtuch der Veronika, mit Jahresangabe 1479


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, Rückseite, linke Tafel: Mannaregen

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, Rückseite, linke Tafel: Mannaregen


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

Zwickau high altarpiece Predella, Rückseite, rechte Tafel: Hoher Priester Melchisedek

Zwickau high altarpiece

1479

Predella, Rückseite, rechte Tafel: Hoher Priester Melchisedek


Doubly convertible reredos, proven to have been made in Nuremberg, built in 1479 and paid to Michael Wolgemut with fourteen hundred Rhenish guilders. The authorship of the carving that defines the reredos is unknown. The painted components show qualitative differences (the hands of Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff and those of the employees) and are overall probably less valuable than the sculptural part. The preference given to painting over carving in art historiography is certainly only due to Wolgemut's fame. The actual appreciation should be exactly the opposite. Dr. Pablo de la Riestra see also Peter's Altar in Nuremberg: Here we should point out stylistic parallels between the two works. The sculptures come from the same workshop, as noted by Stefan Roller, see Stefan Roller: Nuremberg Sculpture of the Late Gothic: Contributions to the Sculpture of the Imperial City in the Second Half of the 15th Century, Berlin 1999, p. 149.

Location: Zwickau, St. Mary's Cathedral

Realization: Wolgemut, Michael

Material: Wood

photo 2015, Pablo de la Riestra

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