Kirchenväteraltar: Hl. Augustinus,

um 1480

Material / Technology / Carrier

Zirbelholz

Dimensions of the object

212 x 100 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal II

Department

Altdeutsche Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

2597

Acquisition

1812 als Säkularisationsgut aus dem Augustinerchorherrenstift Neustift bei Brixen

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Michael Pacher, Kirchenväteraltar: Hl. Augustinus, um 1480, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/7yxYmblxYm (Last updated on 24.08.2023)

The altarpiece of the Early Church Fathers from the Church the Augustinian Canons at Neustift near Brixen (see inv. no. 2598, 2599, 2600) shows the four most important scholars of the Western Church with their legend-related attributes: Jerome with the lion, from whose paw he is extracting a thorn; Augustine with the child who convinced him of the impossibility of fathoming the mystery of the Holy Trinity; Pope Gregory the Great with Emperor Trajan who he redeemed from purgatory through prayer; Ambrose with the child who demanded that he be anointed bishop. Four scenes from the legend of St. Augustine, which once made up the back of the wings, are also part of the altarpiece.