High Altar
he high altar was first on 18 August 1300 consecrated later after the fire accident in the Lower 31 July 1435 rekonziliert . After re-establishment of the Church after the Old Zurich War, he was on 5 Rekonziliert July 1457 and dedicated to Mary Magdalene. On 25 July 1647 the altar was rekonziliert and again on 25 July 1647 and probably put new cartridges today's church St Nicholas and Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Alexandria, Sebastian and Verena consecrated.
Around 1700 the high altar in the way the sculptor Johann Friedrich Boul was made emperor chair built. Today's high altar in the choir is a reconstruction of the high altar from the turn of the 17th to 18th century. Before the fire was the altarpiece marbled green-yellow-red. The reconstruction but today is marbled with a black base color and white veins.
The altarpiece depicts Mary's Assumption, dating from the artist Franz Karl Stauder. It is framed by a pillared pediment. This bears a shrine with a round image of the Holy Trinity. Between the altar and the image of a circular inscription cartridge is attached. On the shrine sits between two angels another inscription cartouche. Between the pairs of columns that are larger than life statues of St. Nicholas Church cartridge and Mary Magdalene. St. Nicholas carries in his right hand a golden crosier and has placed his left hand on his heart. Mary Magdalene carries in his right hand a crucifix on his left arm and a gold-plated skull. Both statues wear white robes. On the outer two columns are statues of St. Catherine and Agatha.
Against this construction of the altar stands a polygonal tabernacle . The altar table has the same black-and-white marbling as the rear structure and thus adapts to the overall image. The tabernacle has side niches with figures of Peter and Paul.
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