Gothic Religious Altarpieces

Gothic altarpieces featuring significant events in Christian tradition, notable for their intricate details and emotional expressions.

Saint Vincent Ferrer by Bernat Martorell the Elder, Tempera and oil on wood, 1430s, circa 1400-1452, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 103x63

Schlutup clan altar from St Katharinen, around 1500, Encounter at the Golden Gate, St, Saint, Saint

Upper section, St Anthony Abbot leaving his monastery in Patras, lower section, St Anthony Abbot defeating a dragon appearing in a spring, from Stories of St Anthony Abbot, ca 1340, by Vitale da Bologna (born before 1309-died between 1359 and 1361), tempera on panel, 79x37 cm.

Three Archangels with the Young Tobias, Master of Pratovecchio, 1440.

Altar in Rheingau Minster, Germany, Hesse, Rheingau Region, Geisenheim, Europe

TRIPTICO CON PASAJES DE LA VIDA DE CRISTO - 1440-1450 - OLEO/TABLA - 78x134 - GOTICO FLAMENCO - NP 2538. Author: LUIS ALIMBROT. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. CRISTO CRUCIFICADO. CRISTO MUERTO. BUEN LADRON. MAL LADRON.

Altarpiece of Our Lady of the Mayors, 1451-1454. Tempera, filled with stucco and gilded with gold leaf on wood. Paeria's Chapel, Lleida. Author: JAUME FERRER II.

LIBRO DE HORAS DEL MARQUES DE DOS AGUAS -MS 103-V.3.B - MINIATURA - ANUNCIACION - FINALES DEL SIGLO XV. Location: PALACIO DEL MARQUES DE DOS AGUAS. Valencia. SPANIEN. VIRGIN MARY. ESPIRITU SANTO. SAN GABRIEL ARCANGEL / ARCANGEL SAN GABRIEL.

Virgin and Child. Lindner and his wife are depicted as donors, accompanied by children and patron saints venerating the Virgin. Epitaph of Nikolaus Lindner (d.1511), ca.1511. Wood panel. From Church of Saint Barbara, Wroclaw (Breslau). National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

The Virgin in a Cloud of Angels, with Saints Barbara and Catherine; Master of the Chronique scandaleuse, French, active about 1493 - 1510; Paris, France, Europe; about 1500; Tempera colors, ink and gold on parchment; Leaf: 13.3 x 8.7 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.)

Wings from a triptych showing the Virgin of the Annunciation; the Apostle Andrew with a Donor and His Sons; Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a Donor and Her Daughters; and the Angel Gabriel c. 1510 Oil on wood artist unknown

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Cathedral, Interior,

Crucifixion / Puccio Capanna / C14th

The birth of the Virgin Mary, her mother Anne washes her hands before being given food and drink by attendants. Photolithograph after a painting by B. Daddi.

Book hours. Annunciation of Mary. Miniature. 15th century. Codex of Anne of Brittany (1475-1589). Facsimile. Ambrosiano Museum Library. Milan. Italy.

The Immaculate Conception, detail from the Madonnas and Saints, frescoes by Giovanni Pietro Da Cemmo (1474-1504), Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Esine. Italy, 15th century.

Saint Ursula and Her Maidens by Niccolo di Pietro; Tempera and gold on wood; Circa 1410

St Lucy in the flames of the fire, detail from a section of the altarpiece with scenes from the life of Saint Lucy, ca 1410, by Jacobello del Fiore (active 1400-died 1439), panel, 70x25 cm.

Gothic painting. Jaume Huguet (1414-1492). Catalan painter. Maximum representative of the pictorial school of Barcelona during the second half of the 15th century. The Transfiguration altarpiece. Detail. Virgin Mary and St. Peter with the keys behind her. Cathedral of Tortosa, province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

St. Catherine Invested with the Dominican Scapula Giovanni di Paolo (Fl.1403-1482 3) Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

Mary with the Child, St Stephen and St Leonard - image. Malarz południowoniemiecki, painter, malarz passawski, painter

Saints Catherine and Barbara; Saints Martha and Dorothy; Rising of Piotrowin; Eagles Guarding the Body of St Stanislaus. Left Inner Wing of the Altar Retable from Korzenna

The Assumption of the Magdalen; and The Annunciation. Master of Santa Maria de la Hoz (before 1496). Tempera on panel. 116 x 42.3cm.

Archbishops Palace, Conception retable, Meeting of San Joaquin and Santa Anita, 17th century, Lima, Peru, South America

Annunciation, detail from a fresco by Andrea De Litio or Delisio (ca. 1420-1495). Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Atri. Italy, 15th century.

RETABLO DE SANTA ANA EN LA CAPILLA SANTO TOMAS - SIGLO XV. Author: MAESTRO DE GAMONAL. Location: MUSEO DIOCESANO. Valladolid. SPAIN. SANTA ANA MADRE DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Virgin and Child in a Niche ca. 1500 Netherlandish Painter Netherlandish Like Davids Virgin and Child with Four Angels (displayed nearby), this picture reflects the popularity of Van Eycks Virgin and Child at the Fountain. Formerly attributed to Jan van Eyck and Petrus Christus, it is now known to have been painted about 1500, at a moment of renewed interest in Van Eycks art. The anonymous artist adopted the standing figure of the Virgin, who is lovingly embracing her Child, but placed her within a flamboyant Gothic niche adorned with statuettes of the Old Testament figures of Moses and Isaiah (above) and of the personifications of the Church and Synagogue (below).. Virgin and Child in a Niche 436283

fragmento de retablo con San Agustín de Hipona y San Gregorio el Grande, finales del siglo XV-principios del siglo XVI, proviene del monasterio de santa Elisabet, Museo diocesano de Mallorca, Palma,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha 1400-1500 Spain. Tempera on panel . Master of Riglos

The Crucifixion 1345-74 Allegretto di Nuzio Italian. The Crucifixion 459048

Annunciation. Date/Period: Ca. 1330. Painting. Tempera and gold leaf on wood. Height: 500 mm (19.68 in); Width: 414 mm (16.29 in). Author: Master of the Cini Madonna Active in Rimini.

Illustration from 'The Life of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary' by Montalembert, 1878. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, (1207 - 1231), also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia or Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia. princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, Germany, and a greatly venerated Catholic saint who was an early member of the Third Order of St. Francis, by which she is honoured as its patroness

Interior of San Camillo de Lellis a church on Via Sallustiana, Rome, dedicated to Saint Camillus de Lellis.

Madonna with Eight Saints ca. 1550-1600 Upper Rhenish. Madonna with Eight Saints 468375

Angel Gabriel, from The Annunciation, 13th century fresco in baptistery (detail)

Polyptych with Madonna and Saints, by Andrea Sabatini da Salerno (1480-1530), painting on wood.

Madonna with the Child and Saints (Madonna col Bambino e Santi), by Michele Giambono, Federico Tedesco, 1420 - 1462, 15th Century, tempera on board

Wedding of Mary and Joseph Unknown. Wedding of Mary and Joseph, late 17th century. Oil on canvas, 32 5/8 x 48 1/4 in. (82.9 x 122.6 cm). Here we see Mary and Joseph at the temple before a high priest clad in a richly flower-patterned hooded mantle. Assisting clergymen in contemporary dress flank him. Joseph carries his staff, flowering with lilies--a heavenly sign indicating that Joseph was chosen by God to wed Mary. Bride and groom have halos inscribed in gold. Behind the bride stands her mother, Ann, gesturing in awe and happiness. At the extreme right, a rejected suitor breaks his staff, which does not flower as Joseph's has. Overall gold stamping enriches and unifies the composition. The painting offers a glimpse into a Peruvian fantasy landscape with colorful longtailed birds and flowers scattered over the ground, transferring the biblical scene from the Holy Land to the Americas. American Art late 17th century

Painting titled 'Virgin Mary with Angels' by Jaume Huguet (1412-1492) Catalan painter. Dated 15th Century

Inset depicting the presentation of Jesus in the temple, panel from the Armadio degli Argenti (Silver Chest) with the life of Jesus, 1451-1453, by Giovanni da Fiesole known as Fra Angelico (1400-ca 1455), tempera on wood.

Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) Italian These three panels belong to a series from the base (predella) of a large altarpiece and constituted the first extensive narrative cycle of Catherine of Siena, a Sienese mystic as well as minister to the poor and plague-stricken. They were commissioned after her canonization in 1461 and are based on the biography written by her confessor, Raymond of Capua. Among the most notable features is the way space is manipulated to enhance the mystic character of their subject. Two further scenes are in The Met (Robert Lehman Collection). For more information about these paintings, including detailed descriptions of the stories, visit metmuseum.org.. Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ. Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398-1482 Siena). Tempera and gold on wood. Paintings

Mary Magdalene, Carlo Crivelli, c. 1480 painting Saint Mary Magdalena, standing with the ointment pot in the right hand. Ascoli Piceno panel the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge

'Relief: Madonna with Child, St Antony the Hermit and St James the Great'. Italy. Florence, 1520s. Dimensions: 86,0x59,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Two Apostles (fragment of the Apostolic Government from the iconostate) unknown

The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel. Date/Period: Between 1308 and 1311. Painting. Tempera on panel. Height: 48 cm (18.8 in); Width: 87 cm (34.2 in). Author: DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA.

Two Women, The Presentation at the Temple, 1423, detail

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Date/Period: Ca. 1330. Painting. Tempera and gold leaf on wood. Height: 505 mm (19.88 in); Width: 407 mm (16.02 in). Author: Master of the Cini Madonna Active in Rimini.

Ginevra Bentivoglio Sforza taking the veil, 1521-1523, by Bernardino Luini (1480-1532), fresco. Church of Saint Maurice al Monastero Maggiore, lunette on the side of the altar, Milan.

Story of the Life of the Virgin Mary, 15th century Flemish tapestry.

Lamentation probably late 19th or early 20th century probably French (Paris). Lamentation 460602

Saints John the Baptist and Matthew - Wing of a Triptych Master of 1416 (Fl. 1400 1430)

Mary Magdalene's ascension into heaven, detail from the Altarpiece of Mary Magdalene, by an unknown Aragonese artist (late 15th century).

FERRER II, Jaume (15th century). Altarpiece from VerdÏ. 1432-1434. Panel of Christ's Birth. Gothic art. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Vic. Vic Episcopal Museum. Proc: SPAIN. CATALONIA. LLEIDA. VerdÏ. Parish Church of St. Mary.

SAN LUIS DE FRANCIA (LUIS IX SANTO REY FRANCIA) Y SAN LUDOVICO D ANGIO - SIGLO XIV. Author: SIMONE MARTINI (1280-1344). Location: BASILICA DE SAN FRANCISCO. ASSISI. ITALIA.

St Anne, detail from right dais of the Altar of the Holy Family, anonymous painter of the Dutch school (16th century).

Wall painting, Madonna with the Christ Child on her lap, fresco from the 15th century, Basilica of St. Lambertus, historic center, Duesseldorf, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

OCULTACION DE LAS FORMAS SAGRADAS - ANONIMO ARAGONES - 1492. Author: ANONIMO SIGLO XV. Location: COLEGIATA. Daroca. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN.

Master of the Osservanza (Sano di Pietro) (Italian, active late 1420s-early 1440s), Saint Anthony Leaving His Monastery, c. 1430-1435, tempera on panel

Blessed dictating her sermons inspired by the Holy Spirit, tile from the altarpiece of the Blessed Humility, by Pietro Lorenzetti (ca 1280-1348), tempera and gold on wood panel.

Dormition of the Mother of God (icon) unknown

Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ by Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia); Tempera and gold on wood; 15th century

The Annunciation , Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Annunciation

The Ten Commandments by Matteo Giovannetti, fresco, 1346, active 1322-1370, France, Avignon, Palais des Papes

Plaque with the Visitation 14th century French. Plaque with the Visitation 468683

Adoration of the Magi or Strozzi Altarpiece, 1423, by Gentile da Fabriano (1370-ca 1427), tempera on wood, 203x282 cm. Detail.

Saint Lawrence by Zaortiga, Bonanat (active 15th century) Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona ca 1430 Tempera on panel 80,2x62 Spain Gothic Bible Painting

Leaf from a missal. Antoine de Lonhy (French, active about 1460 - about 1490)

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, ca 1440-1441, painted under the supervision of Giovanni da Fiesole known as Fra Angelico (1400-ca 1455). Fresco, 192x166.5 cm. Convent of San Marco, Florence.

The blessed escapes from the convent and crosses the river Lamone, tile on the altarpiece of the Blessed Humility, by Pietro Lorenzetti (ca 1280-1348), tempera and gold on wood panel.

Absolon Stumme (active in Hamburg, 1486-1499). Scenes from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Jesus. Wings of the Altarpiece of the Cathedral of Hamburg, 1499. Late Gothic. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

BORRASSA, LluÕs (1360-1425). Altarpiece of Franciscan Advocation, from the Convent of Santa Clara. 1414-1415. Central detail with nuns. International gothic. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Vic. Vic Episcopal Museum.

König organ from 1727, Emore with angels playing music, St., Sankt, Saint

Detail from The Militant and Triumphant Church, fresco by Andrea Di Bonaiuto (active from 1343 to 1377), 1365-1367. Spanish Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy, 14th century.

Diptych: the Descent from the Cross and the Death of the Virgin. France. Dated 15th Century

Angels holding a drapery, detail of the Altarpiece with the Coronation of the Virgin, 1471-1475, carved wood, by Michael Pacher (died 1498), Old Parish Church of Gries, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 15th century.

Frescoes, Basilica Basilique Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Grand Est region, France, Europe

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