the richly decorated altar is built on wooden columns and has scrollwork by andreas hellmert dating to 1617. the mannerist paintings are by the court artist in dresden, kilian fabricius. the eucharist is portrayed in the predella, the birth of christ in the main panel, his entombment in the upper panel and the annunciation on the sides. on the halter of the donkey is the inscription ""damnare potest qui meliora facit"" ("he may criticize, who does better"). on the collar of the dog is the date 1616. the figures of moses and john the baptist probably date to the 16th century.