Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Overall view
A winged altarpiece composed of originally unrelated parts by various, unnamed artists. The Madonna was created in Prague around 1360-65, the relief figures of the Apostles on the shrine wings after 1400. It originated in the Carthusian monastery in Nuremberg.
Lit.: Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, Exhibition Catalogue Nuremberg and Prague 2016, Cat. No. 11.13 (author Markus Hörsch) Imports of artworks from Prague are also documented in Nuremberg from other sources.
For example, Conrad Mendel, brother of Marquard Mendel, the founder of the Carthusian monastery, acquired a Pietà in Prague for the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles, which cost 5 florins, for the chapel built for the Twelve Brothers Foundation.
Location: Puschendorf, Evangelical Parish Church, formerly St. Wolfgang
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Madonna, circa 1360-65, painting later
A winged altarpiece composed of originally unrelated parts by various, unnamed artists. The Madonna was created in Prague around 1360-65, the relief figures of the Apostles on the shrine wings after 1400. It originated in the Carthusian monastery in Nuremberg.
Lit.: Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, Exhibition Catalogue Nuremberg and Prague 2016, Cat. No. 11.13 (author Markus Hörsch) Imports of artworks from Prague are also documented in Nuremberg from other sources.
For example, Conrad Mendel, brother of Marquard Mendel, the founder of the Carthusian monastery, acquired a Pietà in Prague for the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles, which cost 5 florins, for the chapel built for the Twelve Brothers Foundation.
Location: Puschendorf, Evangelical Parish Church, formerly St. Wolfgang
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Left open predella panel with St. Odilia
A winged altarpiece composed of originally unrelated parts by various, unnamed artists. The Madonna was created in Prague around 1360-65, the relief figures of the Apostles on the shrine wings after 1400. It originated in the Carthusian monastery in Nuremberg.
Lit.: Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, Exhibition Catalogue Nuremberg and Prague 2016, Cat. No. 11.13 (author Markus Hörsch) Imports of artworks from Prague are also documented in Nuremberg from other sources.
For example, Conrad Mendel, brother of Marquard Mendel, the founder of the Carthusian monastery, acquired a Pietà in Prague for the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles, which cost 5 florins, for the chapel built for the Twelve Brothers Foundation.
Location: Puschendorf, Evangelical Parish Church, formerly St. Wolfgang
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Predella shrine, originally with crown-bearing cherubs, which belonged to a main shrine
photo 2015, Theo Noll
A winged altarpiece composed of originally unrelated parts by various, unnamed artists. The Madonna was created in Prague around 1360-65, the relief figures of the Apostles on the shrine wings after 1400. It originated in the Carthusian monastery in Nuremberg.
Lit.: Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, Exhibition Catalogue Nuremberg and Prague 2016, Cat. No. 11.13 (author Markus Hörsch) Imports of artworks from Prague are also documented in Nuremberg from other sources.
For example, Conrad Mendel, brother of Marquard Mendel, the founder of the Carthusian monastery, acquired a Pietà in Prague for the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles, which cost 5 florins, for the chapel built for the Twelve Brothers Foundation.
Location: Puschendorf, Evangelical Parish Church, formerly St. Wolfgang
Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Right open predella wing, St. Felicitas with the heads of her sons
A winged altarpiece composed of originally unrelated parts by various, unnamed artists. The Madonna was created in Prague around 1360-65, the relief figures of the Apostles on the shrine wings after 1400. It originated in the Carthusian monastery in Nuremberg.
Lit.: Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, Exhibition Catalogue Nuremberg and Prague 2016, Cat. No. 11.13 (author Markus Hörsch) Imports of artworks from Prague are also documented in Nuremberg from other sources.
For example, Conrad Mendel, brother of Marquard Mendel, the founder of the Carthusian monastery, acquired a Pietà in Prague for the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles, which cost 5 florins, for the chapel built for the Twelve Brothers Foundation.
Location: Puschendorf, Evangelical Parish Church, formerly St. Wolfgang
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Overall view with the predella closed
A winged altarpiece composed of originally unrelated parts by various, unnamed artists. The Madonna was created in Prague around 1360-65, the relief figures of the Apostles on the shrine wings after 1400. It originated in the Carthusian monastery in Nuremberg.
Lit.: Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, Exhibition Catalogue Nuremberg and Prague 2016, Cat. No. 11.13 (author Markus Hörsch) Imports of artworks from Prague are also documented in Nuremberg from other sources.
For example, Conrad Mendel, brother of Marquard Mendel, the founder of the Carthusian monastery, acquired a Pietà in Prague for the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles, which cost 5 florins, for the chapel built for the Twelve Brothers Foundation.
Location: Puschendorf, Evangelical Parish Church, formerly St. Wolfgang
photo 2015, Theo Noll
Puschendorf St. Mary's altar
Closed predella, Baptism of Jesus from the 18th century
photo 2015, Theo Noll
A winged altarpiece composed of originally unrelated parts by various, unnamed artists. The Madonna was created in Prague around 1360-65, the relief figures of the Apostles on the shrine wings after 1400. It originated in the Carthusian monastery in Nuremberg.
Lit.: Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, Exhibition Catalogue Nuremberg and Prague 2016, Cat. No. 11.13 (author Markus Hörsch) Imports of artworks from Prague are also documented in Nuremberg from other sources.
For example, Conrad Mendel, brother of Marquard Mendel, the founder of the Carthusian monastery, acquired a Pietà in Prague for the Chapel of the Twelve Apostles, which cost 5 florins, for the chapel built for the Twelve Brothers Foundation.
Location: Puschendorf, Evangelical Parish Church, formerly St. Wolfgang