The Kaisheim Altarpiece panels

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The Kaisheim Altarpiece panels are a series of late 15th–early 16th-century religious paintings created for a monastic church, notable for their detailed narrative scenes and early Renaissance style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian art ⓘ
altarpiece ⓘ
religious painting series ⓘ
artForm panel painting ⓘ
artisticStyle early Renaissance style ⓘ
narrative painting ⓘ
associatedWith Kaisheim Abbey ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator unknown artist ⓘ
culture German Renaissance ⓘ
depicts biblical narratives ⓘ
scenes from the life of Christ ⓘ
designedFor monastic church ⓘ
era Northern Renaissance ⓘ
function didactic illustration of scripture ⓘ
visual focus of the altar ⓘ
genre Christian devotional painting ⓘ
religious art ⓘ
hasPart multiple painted panels ⓘ
narrative wings ⓘ
inception circa early 1500s ⓘ
circa late 1400s ⓘ
intendedAudience monastic community ⓘ
pilgrims and lay worshippers ⓘ
materialUsed tempera or oil on wood (likely) ⓘ
movement Early Renaissance ⓘ
notableCharacteristic complex iconography ⓘ
detailed narrative scenes ⓘ
fine detail ⓘ
panel painting technique ⓘ
originalFunction high altarpiece ⓘ
originalLocation Kaisheim Abbey church ⓘ
region Bavaria (historical region) ⓘ
linked to: Bavaria
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder Benedictine or Cistercian monastic context (uncertain) ⓘ
subjectMatter New Testament scenes ⓘ
saints ⓘ
timePeriod early 16th century ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
use liturgical setting ⓘ
monastic devotion ⓘ
visualCharacteristic careful composition ⓘ
expressive figures ⓘ
rich color ⓘ

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Hans Holbein the Elder → notableWork → The Kaisheim Altarpiece panels ⓘ