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Cross Altar

Cross Altar Overall view with open wings

Cross Altar

1517

Overall view with open wings


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clara Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Shrine: Christ between the two thieves, both wearing fashionable Renaissance-style breeches

Cross Altar

1517

Shrine: Christ between the two thieves, both wearing fashionable Renaissance-style breeches


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clara Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Detail view from the right

Cross Altar

1517

Detail view from the right


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clara Church, north side altar

photo 2022, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Shrine: Crowd beneath the crucified Christ, detail showing Longinus without his lance, with the supplicating Magdalene before him

Cross Altar

1517

Shrine: Crowd beneath the crucified Christ, detail showing Longinus without his lance, with the supplicating Magdalene before him


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clara Church, north side altar

photo 2022, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Shrine: Crowd beneath the crucified, oblique view

Cross Altar

1517

Shrine: Crowd beneath the crucified, oblique view


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clara Church, north side altar

photo 2022, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Shrine: Crowd beneath the crucified, detail view

Cross Altar

1517

Shrine: Crowd beneath the crucified, detail view


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2022, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Top left wing: Ecce Homo. The model was the 1512 copper engraving from Dürer's "Little Passion"

Cross Altar

1517

Top left wing: Ecce Homo. The model was the 1512 copper engraving from Dürer's "Little Passion"


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Left wing, top: Ecce Homo. The model was the 1512 copper engraving from Dürer's "Little Passion"

Cross Altar

1517

Left wing, top: Ecce Homo. The model was the 1512 copper engraving from Dürer's "Little Passion"


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2022, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Left wing, top: Ecce Homo with a group of men and a view of Jerusalem

Cross Altar

1517

Left wing, top: Ecce Homo with a group of men and a view of Jerusalem


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2022, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Left wing, top: Ecce Homo, dated 1517

Cross Altar

1517

Left wing, top: Ecce Homo, dated 1517


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Left wing, bottom: Fall of the Cross. Based on the 1509 woodcut from Dürer's "Little Woodcut Passion"

Cross Altar

1517

Left wing, bottom: Fall of the Cross. Based on the 1509 woodcut from Dürer's "Little Woodcut Passion"


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Left wing, bottom: Fall of the Cross, detail (Veronica with Veil of Veronica)

Cross Altar

1517

Left wing, bottom: Fall of the Cross, detail (Veronica with Veil of Veronica)


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Left wing, bottom: Fall of the Cross, detail with a German (!) city, dated 1517

Cross Altar

Info

1517


Left wing, bottom: Fall of the Cross, detail with a German (!) city, dated 1517


photo 2016, Theo Noll

Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

Cross Altar Right wing, top: Mount of Olives scene. The model was the 1508 engraving from Dürer's "Little Passion" (copper engraving version).

Cross Altar

1517

Right wing, top: Mount of Olives scene. The model was the 1508 engraving from Dürer's "Little Passion" (copper engraving version).


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Right wing, top: Mount of Olives scene. Central pane

Cross Altar

1517

Right wing, top: Mount of Olives scene. Central pane


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Right wing, bottom: Nailing to the Cross. The model was the woodcut from Dürer's "Little Passion" dated around 1509.

Cross Altar

1517

Right wing, bottom: Nailing to the Cross. The model was the woodcut from Dürer's "Little Passion" dated around 1509.


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

Cross Altar Right wing, bottom: Nailing to the Cross. detail

Cross Altar

1517

Right wing, bottom: Nailing to the Cross. detail


Sculptor unknown. The original central shrine was lost in World War II; a replacement was made in 1984 to house the historical figures.

The altarpiece originally stood on the high altar of the chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross and Holy Trinity in Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate. Built between 1514 and 1516 by Hans Thannhauser the Elder, a citizen of Neumarkt, the chapel was consecrated on May 25, 1516. The chapel was located "towards the upper gate, up by his house."

After the chapel was sold and converted into the dining room of an inn, the altarpiece was moved to the court church of Neumarkt and from there, as a gift from King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to the newly recatholicized St. Clara Church in Nuremberg, which was consecrated in 1857. The altar featured a fragment of the True Cross, which was displayed on Fridays during the Mass also endowed by Hans Thannhauser. After the chapel was deconsecrated, the fragment was moved to the parish church of St. John.

The rather wealthy Hans Thannhauser may be identical with the Tonhauser of Neumarkt who lent the city of Regensburg 800 guilders in 1509. He died on November 14, 1516; the altarpiece is dated 1517, meaning it was completed after his death. In that same year, a younger Hans Thannhauser (Tanhawser) is documented as a citizen of Neumarkt, who was married to Apollonia, daughter of Michael Blaicher.

Location: Nuremberg, St. Clare's Church, north side altar

photo 2016, Theo Noll

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