Saint Wolfgang

c. 1500/1525

Tyrolean 16th Century

Associated Names
Tyrolean 16th Century

Painter

The image depicts a person standing upright, facing forward and slightly to the side. The individual has a solemn expression, with defined facial features and light-colored hair. They wear ecclesiastical attire, including a red outer garment with wide sleeves and a white inner robe. The person wears an elaborately designed mitre with intricate patterns. They hold a bishop's crozier in one hand and a model of a church in the other. An ornate large medallion hangs around their neck, suggesting high status. The background shows rich golden ornamental patterns against a deep red backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on panel

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joanne Freedman

  • Dimensions

    overall: 155.5 x 51.5 cm (61 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.73.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Joanne Freedman [d. 1982], Washington, D.C., by 1972; gift 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 258, repro., as Follower of Michael Pacher.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 297, repro., as Follower of Michael Pacher.

1993

  • Hand, John Oliver, with the assistance of Sally E. Mansfield. German Paintings of the Fifteenth through Seventeenth Centuries. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, 1993: 187-193, repro. 191.

1995

  • Löcher, Kurt. Review of German Paintings of the Fifteenth through Seventeenth Centuries, by John Oliver Hand with the assistance of Sally E. Mansfield. Kunstchronik 43 no. 1 (January 1995): 20.

Inscriptions

across bottom: (cross) Sanctus (cross) Wolfgang (cross); on clip of pennant: ihs

Wikidata ID

Q20174878

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