All Saints’ Picture (Landauer Altar)
1511 | Albrecht Dürer
The Nuremberg merchant Matthäus Landauer founded the “Twelve Brothers’ House” as a home for aged and destitute craftsmen. He commissioned Dürer to do the altar-piece for the associated chapel. The All Saints’ Picture depicts the adoration of the Holy Trinity by the heavenly angels and saints united in the community of “God’s state” as well as by earthly believers of all times. On the left hand side of the picture, the founder Matthäus Landauer is kneeling surrounded by the righteous. Set apart from the heavenly vision on earth, Dürer has painted himself in festive garments with an inscription board bearing his signature. Inv.-Nr. GG 838
The Nuremberg merchant Matthäus Landauer founded the “Twelve Brothers’ House” as a home for aged and destitute craftsmen. He commissioned Dürer to do the altar-piece for the associated chapel. The All Saints’ Picture depicts the adoration of the Holy Trinity by the heavenly angels and saints united in the community of “God’s state” as well as by earthly believers of all times. On the left hand side of the picture, the founder Matthäus Landauer is kneeling surrounded by the righteous. Set apart from the heavenly vision on earth, Dürer has painted himself in festive garments with an inscription board bearing his signature. Inv.-Nr. GG 838
Artist:
Albrecht Dürer (1471 Nürnberg - 1528 Nürnberg) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Albrecht Dürer (1471 Nürnberg - 1528 Nürnberg) DNB
Time:
1511
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Limewood
Dimensions:
135 x 123,4 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the tablet at lower right: ALBERTVS. DVRER. NORICVS. FACIEBAT. ANNO. A. VIRGINIS. PARTV. 1511; and the monogram
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 838
Provenance
1585 bought by Rudolf II from the foundation of the Twelve Brothers' House; 1780 from the Geistlichen Schatzkammer into the picture gallery;