File:Adam Elsheimer 012.jpg
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Summary
Adam Elsheimer: The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross
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| Title |
Exaltation of the True Cross  |
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| Part of |
The Altarpiece of the Holy Cross |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre |
religious art |
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| Description |
Central panel of the Frankfurt Kreuzaltar Deutsch: Die Mitteltafel zeigt die Auffindung und Verherrlichung des wahren Kreuzes durch Heilige, Propheten und Engel. Rechts unten sind die Patriarchen, einschließlich Moses, Abraham und König David abgebildet. Jonas sitzt auf dem Wal mit zum Kreuz erhobenem Blick, die hl. Catherine of Alexandria und Maria Magdalena sind in schwesterlicher Umarmung. Im Vordergrund ist ein Streit zwischen dem hl. Sebastian und den 4 Kirchenvätern, Papst Gregor. English: In the central panel the Glorification of the cross by the Saints, the prophets and the angels is shown. On the right, are the 4 the patriarchs including Moses, Abraham and King David. Jonas is sitting on the fish, looking up towards the cross, and St Catherine and Mary Magdalene are in a sisterly embrace. In the foreground is a disputation between St Sebastian and the 4 Fathers of the Church, Pope Gregory, St Jerome, St Ambrose and St Augustine, with the first Christian martyrs St Stephen and St Laurence. |
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| Date |
between 1603 and 1605 |
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| Medium |
oil on copper |
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| Dimensions |
height: 48.8 cm (19.2 in) ; width: 36.2 cm (14.2 in) ; thickness: 0.1 cm (0 in) |
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| Accession number |
2024 (Städel Museum) |
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1. The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202. 2. Städel Museum |
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| current | 11:35, 7 August 2018 | | 1,074 × 1,457 (1.26 MB) | Alonso de Mendoza | mejor |
| 10:19, 19 May 2005 |  | 1,576 × 2,188 (334 KB) | File Upload Bot (Eloquence) | {{Painting| |Title=<br /> ** ''de:'' Verherrlichung des Kreuzes |Technique=<br /> ** ''de:'' Kupfer |Dimensions=<br /> ** ''de:'' 48,5 × 36 cm |Location=<br /> ** ''de:'' Frankfurt am Main |Country=<br /> ** ''de:'' Deutschland und Italien |Gallery=<br / |
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