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Artist - Master of the Bamberg Altar (fl. 1429)
German: Kreuztragung, Kreuzigung und Kreuzabnahme Christi
Passionsaltar aus der Franziskanerkirche Bamberg, Franken 1429
Bavarian National Museum

MA 2625
Passionsaltar
Aus der Franziskanerkirche in Bamberg
Franken 1429
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum

Calvary-altarpiece from the Franciscan church of Bamberg, 1429; Munchen, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
Second, the great Crucifixion-altarpiece from the Franciscan church of Bamberg must be mentioned (today at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich). Dating from 1429, the monumental altarpiece originally stood in front of the rood screen of the church of St. Anne. The program of the Bamberg altarpiece is quite similar to the Garamszentbenedek altar: its large painted central panel is dedicated to the Crucifixion, and is surrounded by two other scenes of the Passion narrative: The Carrying of the Cross, and the Deposition. On the exterior, in closed state, two further Passion scenes are painted: The Crowning with Thorns, and Christ before Pilate. The workshop responsible for this monumental altarpiece was based in Nuremberg, and the altarpiece best represents a new kind of solution for painting large-scale, multi-figure Calvary scenes. Passion scenes on these two altarpieces, and on the main altar of the Frauenkirche itself, show a close affinity with the scenes painted by Thomas de Coloswar, and meaningful comparisons can be made with several scenes. In making these comparisons, I will proceed in the order of the narrative of the Garamszentbenedek altarpiece.