Fragment of an Altarpiece with a Standing Saint, The Birth of Christ, and The Presentation in the Temple

Title

Fragment of an Altarpiece with a Standing Saint, The Birth of Christ, and The Presentation in the Temple

Painter

• Spanish Master first half of the 14th century

Period Produced

• 14th century

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Walnut

Material

• nutwood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet zwischen den beiden Bildfeldern: .AQI: YAZE: PARIDA: S[Kürzungsstrich]: MARIA: AQI: DEN[Kürzungsstrich über N] [...] / +: AQI: OFRADA: ALTEMPLO: ALSU: FIYO: SATA[Kürzungsstrich über erstem A] [...]; auf dem Spruchband des Engels: ANUCIO [Kürzungsstrich zwischen U und C an der Grundlinie der Schrift] [...]

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1910 as a gift from Mathilde Kocherthaler

Genre

• altarpiece
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• Life of the Virgin
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Holy Family
• family
• Simeon (prophet)
• Hannah
• Bethlehem
• Jerusalem
• woman
• child
• man
• group of people
• animal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Holy Family
• Simeon (prophet)
• Anna (prophetess)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 1,18-25
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,5-7
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,22-38

Primary

• 73B2(+31) adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth (+ angel(s) floating in the air)
• 73B281 the ox and the ass at the manger ~ Christ's birth
• 73B4 presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39)