Saint Alban of Mainz

c. 1500/1525

Tyrolean 16th Century

Associated Names
Tyrolean 16th Century

Painter

The image depicts a figure identified as "Sanctus Albanus." The individual is standing upright and adorned in ecclesiastical attire, including a bishop's mitre with jewels and a cross at the top, a red robe with gold trimmings, and a white vestment peeking out. The figure's face is serene, framed by curly brown hair. One hand holds a crosier, while the other cradles a mitred head. The background is dark, contrasting with the opulent gold and red attire. The intricate design work is visible on the clothing and a golden panel behind the figure. The base of the panel bears the text "Sanctus Albanus" in decorative lettering.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on panel

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joanne Freedman

  • Dimensions

    overall: 155.6 x 51.7 cm (61 1/4 x 20 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.73.1

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. 190.

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) Albannus (cross); on back of glove: (decorative element); on clip of pennant: (decorative element)

Wikidata ID

Q20174822

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