As a master of the Nürting altar, the late medieval painter, who painted a wing tale of the town church of St. Laurentius in Nürtingen around 1516, is sometimes referred to in art history.
This three-part Marienaltar, opened in the center, shows the Holy Family gathered around Mary and Jesus. The birth of Jesus and the Coronation of Mary are represented in the wings. The images of the outside show scenes from the life of Mary, as the mother of Jesus, including the Annunciation. In the Nürtinger altar, for the first time, Renaissance influences are found in Swabian painting and signs of an epochal change in the art of representation in Swabia.
The work of the artist, who was not known for sure, was recently dissected and given to the King of Württemberg, Wilhelm I, in 1841 as a gift to his 25th Crown Jubilee. The altar fragments then entered the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart. The church now houses a true photographic copy of the work.
The Nürting altar is possibly a work of Conrad Weiss, a presumption based on the initial CW found at the altar. Weiss was born in Rottweil, was a painter in Augsburg and influenced by Hans Holbein. Single-level Edit source text Weblinks Edit sourcetext Standard data (person): GND: 1012287688 (PICA, AKS) | VIAF: 170947561 Wikipedia People Search
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