Two Wings of an Altar piece, ca. 1400

Title

Two Wings of an Altar piece

Painter

• Older Master of the Aachen Wardrobe Doors

Part

Two out of three Marys at the Sepulchre

The Angel and Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre

Angle of the Annunciation (fragment, utterly destroyed)

Virgin of the Annunciation (fragment, utterly destroyed)

Period Produced

• 14th century
• 15th century

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed media on spruce wood

Material

• spruce wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1940

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• Mary Magdalene
• Cleopas
• Salome
• The Maries
• angel
• woman
• man

Persons Shown

• The Maries
• Mary Magdalene
• Salome
• Mary of Cleophas

Illustrated Passage

• siehe Einzeldarstellung

Primary

• 11HH(MYRRHOPHORES) the three (sometimes four) Maries together; possible attributes: jar of ointment
• 73E events from Resurrection to Pentecost (Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21; Acts 1:3-11); Mary's and Joseph's death
• 73E23 angel(s) addressing the holy women ~ Resurrection of Christ

Secondary

• 31A51453 ointment-jar