The three-winged altarpiece shows the crucifixion with saint mary and saint john evangelist on the central panel as well as the donors kneeling in prayer stools, saints cecilia and valerian on the inner wings, and the annunciation on the outer wings. Two now lost standing wings with saints urban and sigismund are believed to belong to the altar. Based on the time of construction of the altar and the coats of arms of zollern and bavaria attached to the prayer stools, the donors can be identified as burgrave frederick vi - as elector of brandenburg frederick i - and his wife elisabeth of bavaria-landshut, whose main residences included cadolzburg. In 1426 frederick i retired here. In 1850, the prussian lawyer and historian julius von minutoli published the work, which he rediscovered during his research on frederick i. After its inspection in 1873 and at his urgent request, crown prince frederick (iii) received it as a gift. Object Type: reredos, triptych, painting. Genre: religious art. Date: from 1425 until 1430. Dimensions: height: 161.5 cm (63.5 in) ; width: 181.8 cm (71.5 in). Medium: tempera on spruce wood. Depicted People: Saint Cecilia, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg, Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist, Valérien de Tournus. Collection: Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg.
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