Master of the Regulator Altar

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Master of the Regulator Altar: St. Mary's Altar, left wing inside: Temple of Mary. Erfurt, 15th century

The carver and painter of the late Gothic winged altar in the former collegiate church of the Order of the Regulated Augustinian Canons ( Reglerkirche ) in Erfurt , which was made around 1465 and is still almost completely preserved today, are referred to as masters of the regulator altar . The regulator altar is one of the four large Erfurt carved altars from the 15th century (in the churches of the barefooters, preachers, regulator parish, Thomas parish), but also noted in art history because of its painted wings.

Multiple masters

It is likely that at least two or even three different artists were involved in the regulator altar, at least one painter and one sculptor. Master of the Regulator Altar is thus the common emergency name for several of these artists who are not known by name.

The painter of the regulator altar

The painter of the outside of the wings and the predella of the regulator altar, not known by name , probably came from the Middle Rhine region and worked in Erfurt from around 1445 to 1470. His '' remarkable '' contribution to the altar are images of the Passion and Mary. Further works are z. B. a Marien Altar (today Alte Pinakothek, Munich).

The sculptor of the regulator altar

The regulator altar is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic carving. The double-winged Gothic carved altar from 1498 in the Liebfrauenkirche Arnstadt is said to come from the workshop of the Erfurt regulator altar. This was originally in Arnstadt in the upper church, church of the former Franciscan monastery.

Restoration of the regulator altar

The regulator altar was extensively restored from 1970 to 1978.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ so z. B. Notes and messages. In: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, 4/3 (1935), pp. 165–189
  2. ↑ Thomasgemeinde Erfurt: The Gothic winged altar in the Thomaskirche in Erfurt . www.thomasgemeinde-erfurt.de, accessed online June 2010 [1]
  3. ↑ Master of the Regulator Altarpiece . In: Art Encyclopedia. The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press Oxford 2002 (online edition), accessed May 2010 (English)
  4. ↑ G. Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments, Bd.1 Mitteldeutschland . Berlin 1914 (keyword ERFURT. Fr. Sachsen, Regulator-K.)
  5. ^ S. Lüken: The Annunciation to Maria in the 15th and early 16th centuries: historical and art-historical investigations . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2000, p. 153
  6. ↑ G. Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments, Bd.1 Mitteldeutschland . Berlin 1914 (keyword ERFURT. Fr. Sachsen, Regulator-K.)
  7. ^ City of Arnstadt: Church of Our Lady . www.arnstadt.de, accessed online June 2010 [2]

literature

  • Walter Grundmann: The Erfurt regulator altar. A picture book. With black and white illustrations based on photos by Alix Kramer . Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin, 1957.
  • Karl-Heinz Meißner: On the creation of the Erfurt regulator altar . In: Mitteilungen des Verein für Geschichte und Altertumskunde von Erfurt 59 (1998) pp. 9–23.
  • Karl-Heinz Meißner: The Reglerkirche in Erfurt and its altar . Lukas Verlag, Berlin, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86732-107-5 .