Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament (1464-67)
by Dieric BOUTS the Elder

The Holy Sacrament Altarpiece was commissioned by the confraternity of the Holy Sacrament for the St Peter in Leuven. The painter was bound by contract to execute the work himself and thereby to follow the directions of two professors of theology. The altarpiece is the masterpiece of Bouts. Work on the altarpiece began in 1464 and the painting was installed in the church four years later. A register of the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament has survived which contains a receipt for the payment of this work, written in the hand of Bouts himself.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament
1464-67
Oil on panel, 185 x 294 cm
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

1093*690
True Color
183 Kb



Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament
1464-67
Oil on panel, 185 x 294 cm
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

1555*900
True Color
245 Kb



The Last Supper
1464-67
Oil on panel, 180 x 150 cm
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

900*1100
True Color
201 Kb



The Last Supper (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

1000*1336
True Color
193 Kb



The Last Supper (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

1000*1123
True Color
147 Kb



The Last Supper (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

893*800
True Color
128 Kb



The Last Supper (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

964*740
True Color
151 Kb



The Last Supper (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

800*1513
True Color
173 Kb



The Last Supper (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

850*1266
True Color
149 Kb



The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

900*1126
True Color
182 Kb



The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

617*1200
True Color
119 Kb



The Gathering of the Manna
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

900*1132
True Color
181 Kb



The Feast of the Passover
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

900*1135
True Color
167 Kb



The Feast of the Passover (detail)
1464-67
Oil on panel
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

800*1206
True Color
194 Kb



Prophet Elijah in the Desert
1464-68
Oil on panel, 88 x 71 cm
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven

900*1132
True Color
168 Kb




Summary of works by Dierec Bouts the Elder
before 1450 | after 1450 | winged altarpieces
Diptych: Justice of Emperor III | Altarpiece: Holy Sacrament