Albrecht Dürer
(1471-1528)
Jabach-Altar: Hll. Joseph und Joachim,
um 1503/05
Material / Technology / Carrier
Lindenholz (Tilia sp.)
Dimensions of the object
96,6 x 54,5 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal IIb
Acquisition
1827 aus der Sammlung Boisserée
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Albrecht Dürer, Jabach-Altar: Hll. Joseph und Joachim, um 1503/05, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/anxg3gPxEq (Last updated on 30.01.2023)
The figures (see inv. no. WAF 229) are the saints Joseph and Joachim, Simeon and Lazarus. The name of the altarpiece refers to the Jabach family of Cologne, who owned it for some time. The outer wing panels are now in Frankfurt and Cologne; the shrine appears to have been lost.
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