Master of Agatharied

As a master of Agatharied is Gothic painter called, which in 1495 still in the Church today Agatharied in Upper Bavaria obtained panel paintings with representations of Saint Agatha has created. The eight picture panels, which show the story of the martyr's suffering, are considered the artistic work of an important representative of regional art of his time. They were probably part of a winged altar .

The interior of the parish church of Agatharied was changed in the Baroque style at the beginning of the 17th century . Early baroque altars were created for this, into which parts of the late Gothic winged altar by the master of Agatharied were integrated. The baroque high altar retable now contains two Gothic figures, which are flanked by sturdy columns and the no longer movable panel paintings by the master.

Individual evidence

↑ Nora Koldehoff, Stefan Koldehoff: To whom did van Gogh give his ear? Everything you don't know about art. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-8218-5804-3 , p. 16.
↑ The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria from the eleventh to the end of the eighteenth century. Volume 1: Gustav von Bezold, Berthold Riehl: The art monuments of the administrative district of Upper Bavaria. Part 1: City and District Office Ingolstadt, District Offices Pfaffenhofen, Schrobenhausen, Aichach, Friedberg, Dachau, City and District Office Freising, District Office Bruck, City and District Office Landsberg, District Offices Schongau, Garmisch, Tölz, Weilheim, Munich I and Munich II. Albert, Munich 1895, pl. 206 (Unchanged reprint. Oldenbourg, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-486-50421-5 ).

personal data
SURNAME	Master of Agatharied
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Gothic painter
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1495
DATE OF DEATH	after 1495

[1] Nora Koldehoff, Stefan Koldehoff: To whom did van Gogh give his ear? Everything you don't know about art. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-8218-5804-3 , p. 16.

[2] The art monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria from the eleventh to the end of the eighteenth century. Volume 1: Gustav von Bezold, Berthold Riehl: The art monuments of the administrative district of Upper Bavaria. Part 1: City and District Office Ingolstadt, District Offices Pfaffenhofen, Schrobenhausen, Aichach, Friedberg, Dachau, City and District Office Freising, District Office Bruck, City and District Office Landsberg, District Offices Schongau, Garmisch, Tölz, Weilheim, Munich I and Munich II. Albert, Munich 1895, pl. 206 (Unchanged reprint. Oldenbourg, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-486-50421-5 ).