Holy Blood altar

altar by Tilman Riemenschneider
VisualArtwork winged_altarpiece Q11801545
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Holy Blood altar

Summary

Holy Blood altar is a winged altarpiece[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Holy Blood altar is the creator of Tilman Riemenschneider[3].
  • Holy Blood altar is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Holy Blood altar's instance of is recorded as winged altarpiece[5].
  • Holy Blood altar's instance of is recorded as triptych[6].
  • Holy Blood altar's instance of is recorded as sculpture[7].
  • Holy Blood altar's instance of is recorded as work of art[8].
  • Holy Blood altar is associated with the Gothic art movement[9].
  • Holy Blood altar is associated with the Northern Renaissance movement[10].
  • Holy Blood altar is made of limewood[11].
  • Holy Blood altar is made of wood[12].
  • The location of Holy Blood altar was St. James's Church[13].
  • Holy Blood altar took place at Germany[14].
  • Holy Blood altar's Commons category is recorded as Heilig-Blut-Altar of St. Jakob (Rothenburg ob der Tauber)[15].
  • Holy Blood altar's country of origin is recorded as Germany[16].
  • 1270 marks the founding of Holy Blood altar[17].
  • January 1, 1499 marks the founding of Holy Blood altar[18].
  • Holy Blood altar's described at URL is recorded as https://www.rs-rothenburg.de/stjakob/Heilig_Blut_Altar/Heilig_Blut_Altar.html[19].
  • Holy Blood altar's title is recorded as Altar of the Holy Blood (Holy Blood Altarpiece)[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Holy Blood altar is the creator of Tilman Riemenschneider[3].

Subject and Themes

Movements include Gothic art[9] and Northern Renaissance[10].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include limewood[11] and wood[12]. Recorded location include St. James's Church[13] and Germany[14].

Why It Matters

Holy Blood altar is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Rothenburg ob der Tauber 023.JPG, Rothenburg BW 17.JPG
    Country of origin → Germany
    Described at url → https://www.rs-rothenburg.de/stjakob/Heilig_Blut_Altar/Heili
    Location → St. James's Church, Germany
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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