Christgartner Altar: Die Krönung Mariae

Schäufelein employs a clear chiaroscuro scheme, contrasting illuminated areas with deeper shadows to model forms and guide the viewer’s eye toward the central figures. The figures are rendered with delicate linear detail, and the atmospheric background of clouds and a hovering dove adds a sense of spatial depth, characteristic of early 16th‑century German devotional painting.

The altar panel was produced for a local church in the early 16th century and later entered the holdings of the Bavarian royal collection. It was transferred to the Alte Pinakothek when the museum was founded, where it has remained on public display, offering insight into the devotional art practices of the period.