High Altar in the Jacobikirche in Stendal

High Altar in the choir of the Jacobikirche in Stendal

The chancel (1612) and high altar (1602) in the Jacobikirche in Stendal are by Hans Haake.

The central scene is the Passover meal eaten in haste by Moses and the Elders of Israel before leaving Egypt — loins girded, shoes on the feet, and staff in hand. The lower scene is the Last Supper of Christ with the twelve disciples. Higher up is Christ the Savior and the Holy Trinity. On the wings are sculptures of Hieronymus and James. Above these saints, only the two figures in the small cartouches spoil the very catholic appearance of this protestant altar — they are Martin Luther and Justus Jonas, who introduced the reformation to Stendal.