Marienaltar (St. Urban, Schwäbisch Hall)

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Altar shrine, state 1907

The Marienaltar in St. Urban in Schwäbisch Hall is a seven-part folding altar . It dates from the middle of the 15th century.

history

The altar was donated by Elisabeth von Hohenlohe († 1445). Your son Friedrich v. Limpurg and her daughter-in-law Susanna von Tierstein implement Elisabeth's wish.

According to Eugen Gradmann , the altar dates from 1450; other sources name the year 1460. The small upper wing and the six double-sided painted altar wings were sold to the Württemberg State Museum in Stuttgart in 1840. They show scenes from the life of Mary, such as the Annunciation, the offering of Jesus in the temple or a coronation of Mary . Eduard Krüger tried unsuccessfully to get the parts back. Then in 1961 he raised money for the production of photographic replicas. These color photos cost 2,694 DM. When the photos faded a lot, Krüger had the photos in the wings replaced by color reproductions by the Stuttgart-based company Prolab for 2,400 euros.

In February 2006 the Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum in Schwäbisch Hall received five sides of the large double wings and the two small upper wings from the State Museum in Stuttgart on permanent loan. The prerequisite was air-conditioned rooms, which St. Urban did not meet. Two sides of the double-sided painted altar wings remained in the Old Palace in Stuttgart.

description

The complete altar consists of a three-part middle section with an extension that can be closed with two wings. Together with the two large wings on each side, the altar can therefore be completely covered. The middle part is carved, the colored and partly gold-plated figures are lined up in front of an ornamented gold background. The middle scene shows the birth of Jesus, the excerpt shows the bust of God the Father with the globe, which emits golden rays on the newborn child. The two painted folding panels of the excerpt show the meeting of Maria and Elisabeth on one side, and the coronation of Mary on the other.

The Nativity and the Annunciation are depicted on the two right wings, the representation in the temple and the death of the Virgin on the other wings . On the predella , which is also painted, the heads of Jesus Christ with a cross nimbus and the Twelve Apostles are lined up.

While all folding panels are framed simply figures of the three middle parts of richly gilded tracery with three pointed arches, pinnacles and finials flashed.

Art historical significance

The Marien altar was made by a carver trained in Antwerp, probably in the Schwäbisch Hall area. let that the painter of the grand piano was also Hallish.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Werner Hönes: Urban Church Schwäbisch Hall. Structural changes - church use. City of Schwäbisch Hall, Schwäbisch Hall 2007, p. 12.
  2. ↑ Cultural assets / medieval imagery can be seen again from Saturday in the Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum. Panels of the Marian altar return to Hall. In: Haller Tagblatt dated February 8, 2006, No. 32.
  3. ^ Eduard Krüger: The Marienaltar to St. Urban in Schwäbisch Hall. In: Der Haalquell Vol. 14. No. 5 from April 1962, pp. 17-20.
  4. ↑ Hans Werner Hönes: Urban Church Schwäbisch Hall. Structural changes - church use. Schwäbisch Hall 2007, p. 33.
  5. ↑ Cultural assets / medieval imagery can be seen again from Saturday in the Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum. Panels of the Marian altar return to Hall. In: Haller Tagblatt dated February 8, 2006, No. 32.
  6. ↑ Hans Werner Hönes: Urban Church Schwäbisch Hall. Structural changes - church use. City of Schwäbisch Hall, Schwäbisch Hall 2007, p. 12.; Wolfgang Deutsch: The high altar of Hall's Katharinenkirche . In: Württemberg Franconia; 1985 Yearbook, p. 191

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