Prague Altar

Prague Altar is an altar or polyptych.

Contents

Overview

Five fragments of the altar paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

In detail

It is recorded as the work of Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Recorded constituent parts are Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Catherine and St Barbara with fragments of the figures of St Dorothea and St Margaret, Prague Altarpiece [left wing, fragment]: Female Saint (Apollonia?), Prague Altarpiece, Female saint (Agnes?) with a page and Prague Altarpiece [right panel, fragment]: Saint Christina.

The record gives 1520 as its date of establishment or first appearance.

It is recorded in the collection of St. Vitus Cathedral.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q26215807: Prague Altar

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