Der gute Weg zum Himmel
Subtitle: Spätmittelalterliche Bilder zum richtigen Sterben : Das Gemälde 'ars bene moriendi' aus der Sammlung Peter und Irene Ludwig
By: herausgeben von Dagmar Preising, Michael Rief und Christine Vogt
Contributors: Ludwig Galerie Schloss Oberhausen; Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen
Series: Kerber culture; Kerber culture
Publisher: Kerber
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Bielefeld
Language: ger
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9783735602091
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Exhibitions; Death in art; Medieval Art; Art collections; Christliche Kunst; Ars moriendi; Sammlung; Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung; Sammlung Ludwig
Description: The catalogue and exhibition in cooperation with the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum in Aachen are dedicated to an important work from the Peter and Irene Ludwig Collection. The oak-wood panel created in 1475 deals with the, for panel painting, quite rare subject of the ars bene moriendi, of the, in medieval times, central question of dying well. This panel has now undergone extensive examination with respect to style and iconography, and been classified as part of the topic of dying well and portraying the Intercession (the Protection of Maria and Christ). Other valuable works such as the unique ars moriendi block book of the Gutenberg-Museum in Mainz supplement this concentrated discourse. Exhibition: Ludwig Galerie Schloss Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany 21 February through 8 May 2016 and Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen 30 June through 25 September 2016.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-116).