Weingarten Altarpiece

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altarpiece polyptych

The Weingarten Altarpiece is a late 15th-century multi-panel religious altarpiece by German Renaissance painter Hans Holbein the Elder, notable for its detailed depiction of Christian scenes and early Renaissance stylistic features.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Oberried Altarpiece	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	altarpiece ⓘ polyptych ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	early example of German Renaissance panel painting ⓘ important work in Hans Holbein the Elder’s oeuvre ⓘ
artist	Hans Holbein the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle	early Renaissance ⓘ late Gothic ⓘ
associatedWith	Benedictine monastic tradition ⓘ Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorPalette	rich saturated colors ⓘ
commissionedFor	Weingarten Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
creator	Hans Holbein the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
creatorNationality	German ⓘ
culturalContext	late medieval monastic devotion ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
depicts	Christian religious scenes ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ saints ⓘ scenes from the life of Christ ⓘ
genre	Christian art ⓘ
hasPart	central panel ⓘ multiple painted panels ⓘ wing panels ⓘ
hasTechnique	careful modeling of light and shadow ⓘ detailed linear drawing ⓘ
inception	circa 1490s ⓘ
influencedBy	Netherlandish painting ⓘ late Gothic German art ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Latin ⓘ
locationOfCreation	Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	oil paint ⓘ tempera ⓘ
movement	German Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	combination of Gothic and Renaissance elements ⓘ complex multi-panel composition ⓘ detailed depiction of figures ⓘ
originalFunction	liturgical focus ⓘ
originalLocation	Weingarten Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
school	Augsburg school of painting NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	Marian iconography ⓘ New Testament narratives ⓘ
support	wooden panels ⓘ
timePeriod	late 15th century ⓘ
use	church altarpiece ⓘ

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