Thursday, August 20, 2015

Poland


The High Alter in St. Mary's Basilica by Veit Stoss

This card pictures the famous wooden high alter by German artist Veit Stoss built for St. Mary's Basilica in Krakow, Poland.  The alter piece was constructed between the years 1477 and 1489 and is apparently the largest Gothic altarpiece in the world.  

During World War II, Nazi war criminal Hans Frank took the alter and shipped it to Nazi Germany where it was recovered in Nuremburg Castle at the end of the war.

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