Altar of St. Hedwig of Silesia
- Style
- Baroque
- Date
- 1690
- Material and technique
- Wood
- Size
- H 7.20 m x W 2.80 m
- Location
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Żagań, Poland
- Description
- On the second pillar is a wooden altar of St. Hedwig of Silesia from 1690 funded by Abbot Andrew Adalbert, probably made by a workshop in Jelenia Góra. All paintings are by the Lichtenfels family of painters from Kozuchow. The painting in the centre depicts St Jadwiga at prayer in the Trzebnica basilica. On the ray coming out of Jesus' right hand is the inscription Your prayer was heard. In the predella is a painting depicting the Crucifixion of St Andrew, and on the finial is a painting of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, next to which are figures of St Catherine of Alexandria on the left and St Barbara on the right. At the top is a statue of an Angel.
