The carved altar, made in Lübeck, partially survived the Great Fire of Prenzlau in 1945 because it had been walled in a tower as a precautionary measure.
Art scholars suspect that the carver and the painter of the altar were different persons.
[2] In terms of image carving, the altar differs from works by the Lübeck artists Claus Berg or Benedikt Dreyer, who were otherwise close to it.
The Laurentius Altar of the Brotherhood of Brewers' Servants of 1522 in the St. Anne's Museum Quarter, Lübeck is also attributed to this carver.
The painting, on the other hand, falls short of quality; in connection with a classification, the Master of the Bützow Altarpiece, also unknown by name, is more frequently mentioned.