The Schneeberg Altarpiece (or Schneeberg Reformation Altar) is a Lutheran winged altarpiece created in 1539 by Lucas Cranach the Elder for the Church of St. Wolfgang in Schneeberg in Saxony, Germany.
The altarpiece was commissioned in 1531–1532 by the Elector of Saxony John I of Saxony and installed in the church in 1539, making it the first Protestant altarpiece of Reformation which is considered a Saxon masterpiece of art.[1]
^"The Schneeberg Altarpiece: Image, Altar, and Worship in the Reformation". Franklin & Marshall College Library. 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
and 9 Related for: Schneeberg Altarpiece information
The SchneebergAltarpiece (or Schneeberg Reformation Altar) is a Lutheran winged altarpiece created in 1539 by Lucas Cranach the Elder for the Church...
The altarpiece depicts the key figures of Lutheranism associated with the parish church of Wittenberg. The SchneebergAltarpiece, Weimar Altarpiece and...
Frederick I and his wife Sibylle of Cleves in prayer Wittenberg AltarpieceSchneebergAltarpiece "Cranach, Luther und the Reformation in Weimar". Retrieved...
few Lutheran altarpieces, including those of the Last Supper, were commissioned under the purview of Martin Luther. The SchneebergAltarpiece was placed...
Lutheran altarpieces, including those of the Last Supper. The SchneebergAltarpiece was placed at the high altar of St. Wolfgang's Church, Schneeberg and as...
A winged altarpiece (also folding altar) or winged retable is a special form of altarpiece (reredos, occasionally retable), common in Northern and Central...
Children (1537) SchneebergAltarpiece (1539) The Fountain of Youth (1546) Wittenberg Altarpiece (1547) The Procuress (1548) Weimar Altarpiece (1555) Family...
Children (1537) SchneebergAltarpiece (1539) The Fountain of Youth (1546) Wittenberg Altarpiece (1547) The Procuress (1548) Weimar Altarpiece (1555) Family...
Global Information