\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting was commissioned before 1525 by Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg for the altar dedicated to St. Maurice in the c
hurch of Saints Maurice and Mary Magdalen in the city of Halle. It depicts St. Erasmus, bishop of Antioch, and St. Maurice, the Christian commander of the Theban Legion. The extraordinary description of the soldierÆs armor and the elaborate robes of th