MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar
(active 1470-1510 in Cologne)

Crucifixion Altarpiece (exterior of the wings)

1495-1501
Oak, 107 x 80 cm (each wing)
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

These are early examples of grisaille painting in Cologne. The altarpiece was donated by Dr Peter Rinck for the rood screen of the Carthusian church of St Barbara between 1495 and 1501.