Central Panel of the Gothaer Tafelaltar

Central Panel of the Gothaer Tafelaltar

The huge Gothaer Tafelaltar is by Heinrich Füllmauer (around 1538). This large altar with 162 scenes one of the largest works of old German art.

This monumental illustration of the Bible uses many passages from the Martin Luther translation of 1522 to explain Biblical events and parables.

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