Aachen Altar [SEP] collection
Aachen Altar
The Aachen Altar (de: "Aachener Altar") or Passion Altar ("Passionsaltar") is a late gothic passion triptych in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury, made by the so-called Master of the Aachen Altar around 1515/20 in Cologne, Germany.
Construction and description.
The open, three winged polyptych altar image shows scenes from the Passion of Christ to his Ascension in continuous sequence from left to right. At the assumed time of composition, this type of depiction was already well-established
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Influences and impacts.
The roots of the Master of the Aachen Altar in Cologne painting is beyond question. His proximity to the Master of the Holy Clan, which is clear both in stylistic matters and in the adoption of subjects and motifs, leads to the assumption that the Master of the Aachen Altar was educated in the workshop of the Master of the Holy Clan. The Master of St Severin also had an important influence on the Master of the Aachen Altar, as similarities in their figures and painting methods indicate