On the west wall of the Old Choir is the baroque High altar (1.),
which was made by Adrian van den Boegart und Gerhard Gröninger.
The High altar was donated by Gröninger on behalf of the cathedral chapter in 1619.
The new High altar was intended to be able to hold, protect and display all the relics of the cathedral.
Gröninger supplied further altar designs, in which the central part of the altar (retabel) was conceived as a stone reliquary.
He discussed the form of the altar wings, also in 1619, with the important painter Peter Paul Rubens.
But the order for the six panel paintings of the altar wings was filled in the end by Adrian van den Boegart of Amsterdam.

The High Altar, with its painted and carved wings was located in the High Choir of the cathedral from its creation until the beginning of the twentieth century and permanently displayed various relics.
In the course of the restoration of the altar space and high choir after the Second World War, the High Altar was transferred to the westwerk.
The relics which were originally housed in the High Altar, are now on display in the cathedral treasury.
The fourteenth-century statues of the Apostles, which were also displayed on the High Altar, are now in lighted niches of the celebration altar at the centre of the altar island.
The central part of the High Altar is only decorated with the items from the cathedral treasury for which it was originally made on special occasions – most recently the cathedral jubilee in 2014.
On the west wall of the Old Choir is the baroque High altar (1.), which was made by Adrian van den Boegart und Gerhard Gröninger. The High altar was donated by Gröninger on behalf of the cathedral chapter in 1619. The new High altar was intended to be able to hold, protect and display all the relics of the cathedral. Gröninger supplied further altar designs, in which the central part of the altar (retabel) was conceived as a stone reliquary. He discussed the form of the altar wings, also in 1619, with the important painter Peter Paul Rubens. But the order for the six panel paintings of the altar wings was filled in the end by Adrian van den Boegart of Amsterdam.
The High Altar, with its painted and carved wings was located in the High Choir of the cathedral from its creation until the beginning of the twentieth century and permanently displayed various relics. In the course of the restoration of the altar space and high choir after the Second World War, the High Altar was transferred to the westwerk. The relics which were originally housed in the High Altar, are now on display in the cathedral treasury. The fourteenth-century statues of the Apostles, which were also displayed on the High Altar, are now in lighted niches of the celebration altar at the centre of the altar island. The central part of the High Altar is only decorated with the items from the cathedral treasury for which it was originally made on special occasions – most recently the cathedral jubilee in 2014.
Münster Cathedral