Saint Valentine

c. 1500/1525

Tyrolean 16th Century

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The image shows a man dressed in ornate, ecclesiastical attire, standing with his body slightly turned to the side, reading from a book. His facial features are European with delicate eyes, and his hair is medium brown, curling slightly beneath a detailed mitre adorned with crosses. He wears a richly decorated robe of deep red and gold, with white garments visible at the collar and hem, and a large brooch on his chest. A tall, ornate crozier is beside him, designed with gold-colored metalwork. At the bottom of the image, a small figure kneels in prayer, wearing black clothing with a ruffled collar and holding a red rosary. Another smaller figure is partially visible at the feet of the main subject. The background features a dark tapestry-like texture.

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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

    1972.73.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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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) S us (decorative element) Vallentin (decorative element, cross)

Wikidata ID

Q20174868

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