The side altar of St Anna in the parish church of St Peter in Munich
Type
Side altar
Critical History
In the list of Lippert the 2 sidealtars have number 21.1 Volk dates the altars in 1750 and 1754.2 The form of the architecture is the same. The St Annaaltar is standing on the southern side of the nave. Like on the St Epiphany-Altar the pillars on both sides are positioned diagonally at one corner. Two vases decorate the upper zone. The oval towelpainting of St John Baptist on top is held by an angel a cherub is expressing his exitement with his hands. The mainpainting is showing St Joseph and his future father in law St Joachim. Both paintings were created by Joachim v. Sandrart (12. 5. 1606 – 14. 10. 1688). In front of the predella is standing another round painting of St Aloysius v. Gonzaga executed by Franz Ignaz Oefele (1782). Both altars were payed by Anna von Ruffini, the wife of Xaver Ruffini who was a "Hofkammerrat." She was the sister of Dean Unertl.
Construction / Execution
Both altars and their sculptures are built from wood and are painted.
Components
Carpentry
The sidealtar dedicated St Anna in St Peter, Munich
Completed: 1750 – 1754
Patron(s): Anna Ruffini, noble
Technique(s): sawing, wood carving
Sculpture
The sidealtar dedicated St Anna in St Peter, Munich
Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)
Completed: 1750 – 1754
Patron(s): Anna Ruffini, noble
Technique(s): wood carving
Painting
The sidealtar dedicated St Anna in St Peter, Munich
Author: Joachim von Sandrart (Frankfurt am Main 1606 – Nürnberg 1688)
Completed: 1647
Patron(s): Anna Ruffini, noble
Technique(s): oil on canvas
Polychromy
The sidealtar dedicated St Anna in St Peter, Munich
Completed: 1750 – 1754
Patron(s): Anna Ruffini, noble
Comment
During the World War II the position of the altars was changed from the 6th chapel counted from the East to the 4th chapel. There is no mensa.
Images
The sidealtar dedicated St Anna in the parishchurch St Peter, Munich photo Bavarian Office of Monuments and Sites Michael Forstner 06.2018
Catalogue entry prepared by Rupert Karbacher
Recommended citation: Rupert Karbacher, The side altar of St Anna in the parish church of St Peter in Munich, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 18/11/2025) URL
Sources and Bibliography
Johann Caspar Lippert, Kurzgefaßte Nachricht von dem churbaierischen ersten Hofbildhauer Herrn Johannes Straub, in: Augsburgisches monatliches Kunstblatt. Kunstzeitung der kaiserlichen Akademie zu Augsburg, 1772, Nr. 54f
Norbert Lieb, Johann Baptist Straub, in: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, 32, Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker, Hans Vollmer (ed.), Leipzig, 1938, 162–167
Peter Steiner, Johann Baptist Straub (Münchner kunsthistorische Abhandlungen, VI), München und Zürich, Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1974
Peter Volk, Johann Baptist Straub 1704–1784, München, Hirmer Verlag, 1984
