UNKNOWN MASTER, altarpiece painter
(16th century)

Altarpiece of the Annunciation

1508
Wood
Roman Catholic Church, Hizsnyó

The central chest of the altarpiece contains the Annunciation with the figures of the Angel (height 116 cm) and the Virgin (height 108 cm). The four panels (81 x 70 cm each) of the open altarwings depict the following scenes: The Meeting, Adoration of the Magi, Adoration of the Child and St George. In the cenre of the predella the Coronation of the Virgin is depicted between the two Hungarian Saint Kings, Saint István (Stephen) and Saint László (Ladislas).


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