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Crucifixion Triptych of the canon Peter von Wartenberg by Wilhelm Kalteysen

Crucifixion Triptych of the canon Peter von Wartenberg

Wilhelm Kalteysen·1468

Historical Context

Wilhelm Kalteysen's Crucifixion Triptych of Canon Peter von Wartenberg, painted around 1468 and now in the National Museum in Warsaw, is a significant work of fifteenth-century Silesian painting. Kalteysen worked in Wrocław (Breslau), then part of the Bohemian Crown, and his paintings reflect the intersection of Bohemian, German, and Netherlandish artistic influences that characterized Silesian art in this period.

Technical Analysis

Kalteysen's triptych combines the emotional expressiveness of Central European Passion imagery with increasingly naturalistic rendering of figures and space, showing awareness of both Bohemian and Netherlandish painting traditions.

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National Museum in Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

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Quick Facts

Medium
Tempera on panel
Era
Early Renaissance
Style
Northern Renaissance
Genre
Religious
Location
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw
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