
handle: 11104/0187199
Around 1520, the Virgin Mary altar for St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague was painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder. In 1619, it fell victim to the Calvinist iconoclasm in the cathedral. The essay aims at identification of the altar´s place and religious function, as well as clarify the circumstances and motivation behind its destruction. These are more complex than it has been so far showed in scholarship.
St Vitus cathedral, Lucas Cranach, Prague, altar decoration
St Vitus cathedral, Lucas Cranach, Prague, altar decoration
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