Digital Collection. Neapolitanischer Meister. Download Lightbox-Herz Created with Sketch. Neapolitanischer Meister tätig in Neapel in der 1. Hälfte des Featuring fifty discrete scenes, the Stuttgart Apocalypse Panels illustrate the end-of-time visions recorded in the New Testament Book of Revelation. The narrative begins in the top left of the first panel inv.
The second panel inv. What makes the two panels so unique is not only the fact that they are among the most detailed and original medieval depictions of the Apocalypse, but also the unusual technique in which they were executed. On a ground of ultramarine blue made of finely ground lapis lazuli, the scenes are painted solely in shades of ochre heightened with small touches of white and red and the application of gold and silver leaf.
Originally, the sumptuously painted panels most likely formed the long sides of a splendid coffer or treasure chest. Close further information. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, erworben mit Lotto-Mitteln Meisterwerke vom Professor Dr. Christiane Lange. Die apokalyptischen Reiter sind unterwegs - auf tiefblauem Grund verdichten sich sämtliche Horrorvisionen der Menschheit in isolierten Darstellungen.
Aktuell werden die Tafeln im Rahmen eines interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekts untersucht. Datenschutz Impressum Fragen und Antworten. All rights reserved.
