Epitaph for Hans Stahel: God the Father with the dove of the Holy Spirit [superstructure]

Epitaph for Hans Stahel: God the Father with the dove of the Holy Spirit [superstructure]

Title

Epitaph for Hans Stahel: God the Father with the dove of the Holy Spirit [superstructure]

[cda 2017]

Painitng on wood

Medium

Painitng on wood

[cda 2017]

The epitaph is completed by a curved superstructure. In the centre a depiction of God the Father and the Holy Spirit as a Dove is represented within a circular illusionistic frame. At the sides painted volutes and shells with fan-like forms imitate architectural elements.

[Görres, cda 2017]

Attribution
Wolfgang Krodel the Elder

Attribution

Wolfgang Krodel the Elder

[cda 2017]

Production date
1556

Production date

1556

[dated in insciption on frame of main panel]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde St. Wolfgang, Schneeberg
Repository
Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde St. Wolfgang, Schneeberg
Location
Schneeberg
CDA ID
DE_WSCH_NONE-003b
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSCH_NONE-003b/

Connected Works

Epitaph for Hans Stahel: Resurrection of Christ [central panel]
  • Epitaph for Hans Stahel: Resurrection of Christ [central panel], 1556
  • DE_WSCH_NONE-003a
  • Painting
  • Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde St. Wolfgang, Schneeberg
  • Epitaph for Hans Stahel: God the Father with the dove of the Holy Spirit [superstructure], 1556

Images

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

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