Regensburg synagogue paintings

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The Regensburg synagogue paintings are a series of early 16th-century depictions of the Regensburg synagogue by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Altdorfer, notable as some of the earliest detailed visual records of a European Jewish house of worship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork depicting architecture
series of paintings
artForm painting
chronologyWithinCreatorOeuvre early work of Albrecht Altdorfer
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
creator Albrecht Altdorfer NERFINISHED
creatorMovement Danube School NERFINISHED
creatorNationality German
culturalContext Ashkenazi Jewish community in early modern Germany NERFINISHED
Christian artist’s view of Jewish religious space
depicts Gothic architectural elements
Jewish community of Regensburg NERFINISHED
Regensburg synagogue NERFINISHED
late medieval synagogue architecture
ritual and communal life in a synagogue
synagogue exterior façade
synagogue interior space
urban setting of Regensburg
documentedIn art historical literature on Albrecht Altdorfer
studies of Jewish art and architecture
genre architectural painting
history painting
hasHistoricalSignificance evidence of Jewish presence in Regensburg before expulsion
record of a synagogue later destroyed
hasInfluenceOn iconography of Jewish religious buildings in art history
scholarship on visual representations of synagogues
hasPart individual painting of the exterior of the Regensburg synagogue
individual painting of the interior of the Regensburg synagogue
hasQuality documentary detail
topographical accuracy
hasResearchValue comparative analysis with other early synagogue depictions
reconstruction of the Regensburg synagogue’s appearance
inception early 16th century
languageOfWorkOrName none (visual artwork)
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntityDepicted Regensburg NERFINISHED
mainSubject Jewish community in Regensburg NERFINISHED
Jewish religious architecture
Regensburg synagogue NERFINISHED
medium painting on panel
movement German Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableFor being among the earliest detailed visual records of a European synagogue
detailed representation of a Jewish house of worship
partOf Albrecht Altdorfer’s architectural and city views oeuvre
subjectHasRole visual documentation of Jewish religious architecture
timePeriodDepicted early 16th century Regensburg
usedAsSourceFor historical research on European synagogues
studies of Jewish life in early modern Germany

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Albrecht Altdorfer notableWork Regensburg synagogue paintings