Wittenberg Cranach Altarpiece is one of the major Lutheran winged altarpieces created by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his son Lucas Cranach the Younger for the Evangelical Lutheran City and Parish Church of St. Mary's in Wittenberg, Germany. The altarpiece depicts the key figures of Lutheranism associated with the parish church of Wittenberg.
St. Mary's Church in Wittenberg with Cranach Altarpiece
Martin Luther preaching with crucified Christ depicted on the predella embodies Luther's theology of Solus Christus
Interior of St. Mary's Church in Wittenberg
Detail of Philipp Melanchthon baptizing an infant
The Schneeberg Altarpiece is a Lutheran winged altarpiece created in 1539 by Lucas Cranach the Elder for the Church of St. Wolfgang in Schneeberg in Saxony, Germany.
The altarpiece was commissioned in 1531–1532 by the Elector of Saxony John I of Saxony and installed in the church in 1539, making it the first Protestant altarpiece of Reformation which is considered a Saxon masterpiece of art.
Schneeberg Altarpiece
Open polyptych
Ascension of Jesus
Altar table