Artwork
Witwen and Eliut with Emira and Maternus
Witwen and Eliut with Emira and Maternus is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Master of Kirchheim. It dates from 1500 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Overview
Witwen and Eliut with Emira and Maternus is a 1500 oil painting by Master of Kirchheim, held at the Alte Pinakothek.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a solemn gathering of figures, including a bearded man in a long robe and a woman with a head covering holding a baby, set against a stone wall background.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of oil paint achieves a sense of depth and texture, contributing to the overall reverent atmosphere.
Artist & collection
Artist
This German painter around 1500 made small devotional panels packed with named saints and donors.
Second Kirchheim clan altar: Memelia and Enim with Servatius
Zweiter Kirchheimer Sippenaltar: Esmeria und Afra mit Elisabeth und Eliud
Zebedeus and Maria Salome with John and James the Greater
Zweiter Kirchheimer Sippenaltar: Zacharias und Elisabeth mit dem Johannesknaben
Zweiter Kirchheimer Sippenaltar: Emerentia und Stolanus mit Esmeria und Anna
Virgin and Child Enthroned
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Valerius and Vincent
The Virgin and Child with two Saints and two Angels
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Peter and Paul and Angels
Virgin and Child and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Die Vermählung der hl. Katharina
Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Nicholas