Winged Altarpiece (so-called „Mömpelgard Altarpiece“)
circa 1538/40 | Heinrich Füllmaurer
This altarpiece has more pictures in it than any other contemporary German artwork. It was commissioned for the Protestant church at Montbéliard before the Reformation categorically banned all images from churches. The inscriptions are taken from Martin Luther’s German translation of the Bible and refer to the prominence of the Word in Protestant thinking.
This altarpiece has more pictures in it than any other contemporary German artwork. It was commissioned for the Protestant church at Montbéliard before the Reformation categorically banned all images from churches. The inscriptions are taken from Martin Luther’s German translation of the Bible and refer to the prominence of the Word in Protestant thinking.
Artist:
Heinrich Füllmaurer (und Werkstatt) (1536 als Maler genannt) DNB
Time:
circa 1538/40
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Oil on spruce
Dimensions:
Mittelbild: Middle panel: 98 x 91 cm
wings each: 185 x 101 cm
Small panels each: 41 x 28 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 870
Provenance
After the battle of Nördlingen 1634 from the Kunstkammer of Duke Johann Friedrich von Württemberg from Stuttgart to Vienna; 1660 in the treasury; 1781 on display in the gallery;