The Hieronymus Altar
Altarpiece with two pairs of side wings: The centre picture shows St. Hieronymus as a cardinal with his attribute, the lion, from the paw of which he had pulled a thorn; in the foreground we see the kneeling benefactors of the altar; in the background scenes from legends about the saint. Saints are depicted on the wings, while on the outer side is shown High Mass as celebrated by Pope Gregory, to whom Christ appears.
Altarpiece with two pairs of side wings: The centre picture shows St. Hieronymus as a cardinal with his attribute, the lion, from the paw of which he had pulled a thorn; in the foreground we see the kneeling benefactors of the altar; in the background scenes from legends about the saint. Saints are depicted on the wings, while on the outer side is shown High Mass as celebrated by Pope Gregory, to whom Christ appears.
Artist:
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (vor 1470 Oostzaan - 1533 Amsterdam) DNB
Time:
1511
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Mitteltafel: middle panel: 176,5 x 113 cm
each wing: 175 x 44,5 cm
Signed
Date on a crossbar of the Gregory Mass (twice): Anno Domini 1511
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 867
Provenance
1541-1627 Church of St Mary, Stendal; 1748 from the Ecclesiastical Treasury into the Gallery;