Panel paintings Stefan Lochner

martyrdom of st. phillip, panel upper right of martyrdom of apostles wing of last judgement, c 1435

lochner s major works include 3 large polyptychs: dombild altarpiece; last judgement, broken apart , in several collections; , nuremberg s crucifixion. 2 attributed paintings dated; 1445 nativity in alte pinakothek, munich, , presentation in temple 1447, in darmstadt. there smaller, earlier version of presentation scene @ calouste gulbenkian foundation, lisbon, dated 1445. secular works grew in demand , religious works became unfashionable in later centuries, 15th-century polyptychs broken , sold individual works, if panel or section contained image pass secular portrait.

wing panels , other fragments of lochner s larger works today spread across various museums , collections. 2 surviving double-sided wing panels altarpiece images of saints in london s national gallery , wallraf-richartz museum, cologne (this sawn through both sides can displayed on wall). wings of last judgement had 6 parts, painted on both sides, have been sawn twelve individual pictures, divided between wallraf-richartz museum, alte pinakothek in munich , städel museum in frankfurt. in career, in subject matter , background differs other extant , attributed works. while elements arranged in typical harmony, composition , tone unusually dark , dramatic. crucifixion work , reminiscent of late medieval painting. has heavily ornamented gilded background , smooth flowing quality of soft gothic style.

last judgement, detail c 1435

the extant works repeatedly address same scenes , themes. nativity recurrent, while several panels depict virgin , child, surrounded chorus of angels, or in earlier panels, blessed hovering representation of god or dove (representing holy ghost). in many instances mary enclosed in usual enclosed garden. several reveal work of number of hands, weaker , less confident passages attributed workshop members. figures of mary , gabriel on reverse of dombild drawn more rapidly , less skill figures on main panels, , drapery modelled with, according art historian julien chapuis, stiffness , while cross hatching achieves no clear definition of relief . number of drawings have been associated him, one, c.1450 brush , ink on paper entitled virgin , child , in musee du louvre, attributed confidence.