Altarpiece from Minden Cathedral; Coronation of the Virgin
unknown (German)
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Alternative Titles
Coronation of the Virgin with the Apostles
Krönung der Jungfrau Maria
Date
1220-1425Description
Detail, central panel, coronation of the Virgin in a circular frame; The carved wood winged altarpiece was originally from Minden Cathedral. The coronation scene is emphasized by a circular frame. The altarpiece was altered in roughly 1425. Above the figures the shrine was filled with large architectural baldachins, which were now conceived, as already in isolated examples from the late fourteenth century, as truly three-dimensional architectural elements, rather than simply a flat crowning of arches. Source: Kahsnitz, Rainer; Carved Splendor: Late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern Germany, Austria, And South Tirol, Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2006 (0892368535) (accessed 4/23/2013)
Type of Work
altarpiece; sculpture (visual work)Subject
New Testament, saints, Apostles, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Gothic (Medieval)
Rights
Rights Statement
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