Art, literature & history
Altar of the Christian Faith
1561
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and black ink with gray wash and blue watercolor on laid paper mounted and folded to form miniature design for a triptych alterpiece; script in pen and brown ink
- Dimensions
- Overall (approximate): 20.3 x 12.5 cm (8 x 4 15/16 in.) support: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1990.32.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Hermann tom Ring. Altar of the Christian Faith. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Altar of the Christian Faith — Hermann tom Ring. 1561.
Medium: pen and black ink with gray wash and blue watercolor on laid paper mounted and folded to form miniature design for a triptych alterpiece; script in pen and brown ink.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): Overall (approximate): 20.3 x 12.5 cm (8 x 4 15/16 in.) support: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1990.32.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.