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HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger: The Oberried Altarpiece (left wing)

🖼 The Oberried Altarpiece (left wing), 1521-22
Tempera on wood
231 × 109 cm
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Intricate gold leaf and tempera create a jewel-like Nativity scene with precise Northern detail. Holbein's altarpiece wing demonstrates German Renaissance mastery of religious narrative, influencing devotional art across the region.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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