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The Hieronymus Altar 1511

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

 

A polyptich Altarpiece created by Jacob Cornelisz Von Oostsansen in 1511.

It was located in St Marys Church, Stendal, Germany 1541-1627

 

The patron / dona famly kneeling before St Jerome and his lion fill the central panel,

Their two daughter stand behind their mother, one dressed in a white shroud signifying that she had died before 1511

Each side has a set of two wings and is filled with representations of various saints.

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Uploaded on July 3, 2019
Taken on December 11, 2018