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Burg Weiler Altar Triptych
Altarpiece with the Virgin and Child and Saints
Year c. 1470
Medium oil paint, gold leaf, wood
Dimensions174 cm (69 in) × 152.4 cm (60.0 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.53.21  Edit this on Wikidata
Identifiers The Met object ID: 471455

The Burg Weiler Altar Triptych (Altarpiece with the Virgin and Child and Saints) or Master of the Burg Weiler Altar is a 1470 [1] religious painting. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [2] The altarpiece is Middle Rhenish, made in North Württemberg (now Baden-Württemberg). [3] It was originally in the chapel of the castle of Burg Weiler near Heilbronn. [3]

The triptych is oil on wood of three parts, with a gold ground. [4] The left and right panels are each 68.5 inches (1,740 mm) by 26 inches (660 mm), and the middle panel is 68.5 inches (1,740 mm) by 60 inches (1,500 mm). [3]

The work depicts Mary, Jesus Christ, Judoc, Wendelin of Trier, Saint Apollonia, Saint Barbara, Catherine of Alexandria, Lawrence of Rome, Saint Sebastian, Saint Maurice, and an angel.

References

  1. ^ Baetjer, Katharine (1995). European Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Artists Born Before 1865: A Summary Catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 213.
  2. ^ Ainsworth, Maryan W.; Waterman, Joshua (June 28, 2013). German Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350-1600. Yale University Press. p. 5.
  3. ^ a b c "Burg Weiler Altar Triptych". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  4. ^ Allen, Josephine L.; Gardner, Elizabeth E. (August 30, 1954). A Concise Catalogue of the European Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 65.