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Thanhauser Epitaph Overall view

Thanhauser Epitaph

1497

Overall view


The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Thanhauser Epitaph Upper image depicting the Carrying of the Cross

Thanhauser Epitaph

Info

1497


Upper image depicting the Carrying of the Cross


photo 2015, Theo Noll

The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

Thanhauser Epitaph Detail of the upper left corner of the image showing the raising of the crosses and the two thieves.

Thanhauser Epitaph

1497

Detail of the upper left corner of the image showing the raising of the crosses and the two thieves.


The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Thanhauser Epitaph Detail of the upper left corner of the image showing the raising of the crosses

Thanhauser Epitaph

1497

Detail of the upper left corner of the image showing the raising of the crosses


The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Thanhauser Epitaph Landscape on a gold background with a detail of the Carrying of the Cross

Thanhauser Epitaph

1497

Landscape on a gold background with a detail of the Carrying of the Cross


The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Thanhauser Epitaph Upper right corner of the image with a detail of Jerusalem

Thanhauser Epitaph

Info

1497


Upper right corner of the image with a detail of Jerusalem


photo 2015, Theo Noll

The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

Thanhauser Epitaph Carrying the Cross

Thanhauser Epitaph

1497

Carrying the Cross


The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Thanhauser Epitaph Carrying the Cross, detail of the crowd with Mary and John

Thanhauser Epitaph

1497

Carrying the Cross, detail of the crowd with Mary and John


The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Thanhauser Epitaph Founder's family

Thanhauser Epitaph

Info

1497


Founder's family


photo 2015, Theo Noll

The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

Thanhauser Epitaph Ott Thanhauser in a prayerful posture before the mistreated and mocked Jesus in the purple robe. A scroll above him bears the words spoken by Pilate: Ecce homo.

Thanhauser Epitaph

1497

Ott Thanhauser in a prayerful posture before the mistreated and mocked Jesus in the purple robe. A scroll above him bears the words spoken by Pilate: Ecce homo.


The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

photo 2015, Theo Noll

Thanhauser Epitaph Members of the Thanhauser family

Thanhauser Epitaph

Info

1497


Members of the Thanhauser family


photo 2015, Theo Noll

The work likely originates from Nuremberg. City gate with the date 1497. There are two thematic similarities with the scene of the Carrying of the Cross from the so-called Schlüsselfeld Altarpiece (which, according to Erich Schneider, probably originally came from Schweinfurt), now located in the Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian: the two boards of nails tied around Christ's waist and the assembly of the crosses on the bare Calvary in the background.

Depicted below the scene are four members of the Thanhauser family: Ott Thanhauser (d. April 18, 1451), his sons Hans (d. February 7, 1490) and Jorg Thanhauser (d. March 12, 1479), and Jorg's son Christoph Thanhauser (d. January 25, 1494) with their wives, whose names are not given. ... Georg Thanhauser, whose wife Magdalena was mentioned in 1459, is documented as a lay judge in Neumarkt in 1467. His son Christoph is known to have promoted the establishment of the St. Sebastian Brotherhood of the crossbowmen's guild, founded on January 2, 1486.

The commissioner of the epitaph could be Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, who is mentioned as a citizen and court chapel administrator in Neumarkt in 1497 and 1498. He had the Holy Cross Chapel built in Neumarkt between 1514 and 1516 and endowed a priest's benefice for it in 1516. Since he had no children, he appointed his relative, Hans Thanhauser the Younger, whom he referred to as his cousin, and Hans Thanhauser's descendants as executors of his endowment.

Hans Thanhauser (died November 14, 1516), son of Georg Thanhauser, is a possible candidate. This cousin could be identical with Hans Thanhauser von Erasbach, to whom Emperor Charles V issued a charter of liberties for Erasbach Castle in 1522 and who himself also made charitable donations. He bore the same coat of arms as the members of the Thanhauser family on the epitaph.

Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Parish Church of St. John

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