Jabach-Altar: Hll. Joseph und Joachim
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
Department
Altdeutsche Malerei
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
WAF 228
Acquisition
1827 aus der Sammlung Boisserée – seit 1923 Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds
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 16.07.2024)
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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