The Epiphanyaltar in the parish church of St Peter in Munich
Type
Side altar
Critical History
In the list of Lippert the 2 sidea ltars dedicated St Epiphany and St Anna have number 21.1 Volk dates the altars in 1750 and 1754.# N-2# The form of the architecture is for the 2 parallel sidealtars the same. The Epiphanyaltar is standing on the southern side of the nave. The pillars on both sides are positioned diagonally over a corner. Two consoles on both sides form the lower final. Two vases decorate the upper zone left and right.The round towelpainting of St Thomas and St Vitus and the main painting which is showing the Adoration of the 3 Kings are not attributed to a painters name. The painting on top of the altar is accompagnied by an angel on its left side and an cherub on its right side. In front of the predella the sculpture of St Vitus with the vessel is presented. Both altars were payed by Anna von Ruffini, The sister of Dean Unertl and the wife of Xaver Ruffini who was a "Hofkammerrat."
Construction / Execution
Both altars are built from wood, the sculptures are carved by wood both have a painting layer.
Components
Carpentry
The Epiphanyaltar in St Peter, Munich
Completed: 1750 – 1754
Sculpture
The Epiphanyaltar in St Peter, Munich
Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)
Technique(s): wood carving
Material(s): wood
Painting
The Epiphanyaltar in St Peter, Munich
Completed: 1750 – 1754
Polychromy
The Epiphanyaltar in St Peter, Munich
Completed: 1750 – 1754
Comment
After the 2nd worldwar 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 Epiphanyaltar in the parishchurch St Peter, Munich photo Bavarian State Office of Monuments and Sites Michael Forstner 06.2018
The Epiphanyaltar in the parishchurch St Peter, Munich photo Bavarian State Office of Monuments and Sites Michael Forstner 06.2018
The Epiphanyaltar in the parishchurch St Peter, Munich photo Bavarian State Office of Monuments and Sites Michael Forstner 06.2018
Catalogue entry prepared by Rupert Karbacher
Recommended citation: Rupert Karbacher, The Epiphanyaltar 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
