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schneeberg altarpiece wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history and description 2 interpretation of the altarpiece 3 see also 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents schneeberg altarpiece 2 languages français português edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia first post reformation lutheran altarpiece the schneeberg altarpiece artist lucas cranach the elder year 1539 medium limewood movement german renaissance dimensions 210 cm 104 cm 83 in 41 in location st wolfgang s church schneeberg owner ev luth kirchgemeinde st wolfgang schneeberg 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 history and description edit made and painted by lucas cranach the elder his son lucas cranach the younger and his workshop it was handed over to the parish in 1539 and installed in the st wolfgang church in schneeberg the same year 2 according to church registers the lutheran congregation of schneeberg paid 357 guilders and three groschen for the altarpiece throughout the course of its history the altarpiece went through numerous calamities it was looted by imperial troops during the thirty years war in 1633 and taken to prague to be recovered 16 years later in the course of the baroque re design in 1705 it was altered in a tasteless way namely dismantled into parts to be re installed in the church outside the altar area the altar survived the city fire in 1719 undamaged after the bombing of schneeberg on april 19 1945 the altarpiece was rescued from the already burning church by many volunteers until 1969 some of the paintings were hung in the trinity church after an extensive restoration the double opening winged altar can now be viewed in the form intended by cranach 3 interpretation of the altarpiece edit the altar consists of twelve panels each with a main image and a predella on the front and back and the four painted wings on the front and back the inner wings can be folded the predella depicts the last supper on the front that is the side facing the nave of the church the painting on the back was completely destroyed in 1945 and could not be restored among the biblical themes depicted on both the insides and outsides of the wings include the scene of the agony in the garden of gethsemane crucifixion of jesus resurrection of jesus last judgment along with the old testament stories of the flood and sodom and gomorrah with local rulers of saxony depicted kneeling in prayer the altarpiece represents the lutheran theology at its most basic level by forming a visual interpretation of lutheran ideas such as justification of the sinner through grace and john the baptist pointing believers to the crucified christ as the sole source of their salvation since the congregation walked around the altar during the eucharist to receive the bread on one side and the chalice containing the wine on the other in accordance with the rites of lutheranism the back panel also painted for this purpose with the central picture showing the reception of the believers in the kingdom of heaven with christ s victory over death at the top and the damnation of the evil shown below josef heller describes the altar as one of the most comprehensive major works with excellent execution which represents the lutheran approach to the sacred imagery and liturgy along with the protestant theological concept of law and grace by reflecting the devotional forms of nordic art of the 15th and early 16th centuries 4 open polyptych ascension of jesus altar table christ s victory over death christmas time front panel back panel baptismal font and altar see also edit wittenberg altarpiece weimar altarpiece references edit the schneeberg altarpiece image altar and worship in the reformation franklin marshall college library 2007 retrieved 2 october 2023 lucas cranach altar st wolfgang schneeberg in german parish of st wolfgang schneeberg and st georg st martin griesbach retrieved 2 october 2023 köln cranach 17 july 2023 altarpiece of st wolfgang s church in schneeberg erzgebirge left fixed wing lucascranach org retrieved 2 october 2023 heller joseph 1854 lucas cranach s leben und werke in german j l lotzbeck p 97 retrieved 2 october 2023 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to st wolfgang schneeberg erzgeb lucas cranach altar official website of st wolfgangskirche on altar in the footsteps of cranach v t e lucas cranach the elder artworks torgauer altar 1509 martyrdom of saint barbara c 1510 madonna with child with young john the baptist 1514 portraits of henry iv of saxony and catherine of mecklenburg 1514 spring nymph at the fountain 1518 cranach triegel altarpiece 1519 prague altarpiece c 1520 adoration of the shepherds 1515 1520 cupid complaining to venus 1526 1527 adam and eve 1528 judgement of paris 1528 law and grace prague version gotha version c 1529 law and grace 1529 female portrait c 1530 the three graces 1531 venus and cupid with a honeycomb c 1531 melancholia colmar 1532 melancholia copenhagen 1532 the crucifixion 1532 lukas spielhausen 1532 portrait of a saxon noblewoman 1534 caritas 1537 christ blessing the children 1537 schneeberg altarpiece 1539 the fountain of youth 1546 wittenberg altarpiece 1547 the procuress 1548 weimar altarpiece 1555 family hans cranach son lucas cranach the younger son augustin cranach grandson portrait of lucas cranach the elder 1550 portrait by lucas cranach the younger related art in the protestant reformation and counter reformation lutheran art retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title schneeberg_altarpiece oldid 1332494750 categories paintings by lucas cranach the elder paintings of the last supper 1539 paintings christian paintings german renaissance paintings paintings in saxony reformation in germany altarpieces lutheran art paintings of the resurrection of christ paintings of the crucifixion of jesus paintings of judas iscariot paintings of john the baptist paintings of demons polyptychs 16th century allegorical paintings oil paintings on panel allegorical paintings by german artists hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata pages using infobox mapframe with missing coordinates cs1 german language sources de commons category link is on wikidata this page was last edited on 12 january 2026 at 04 10 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents schneeberg altarpiece 2 languages add topic