Saint Alcuin

c. 1500/1525

Tyrolean 16th Century

Associated Names
Tyrolean 16th Century

Painter

The artwork depicts a full-length figure of a man standing in a frontal position. He has a solemn expression and is wearing a mitre adorned with pearls. His hair is visible beneath the mitre. He is dressed in elaborate clerical robes, with a rich red and brown color scheme, and a decorative pattern visible on the fabric. The man is holding a book in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, which rests against his shoulder. Additionally, he holds a bishop's crozier in his left arm. The background features an ornate design with gold and red elements, including intricate floral motifs. At the bottom of the artwork, there is an inscription in a decorative script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on panel

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joanne Freedman

  • Dimensions

    overall: 155.3 x 51.6 cm (61 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.73.4

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 Alcuinus (cross); on scroll across chest: (decorative elements); on blade of sword: (decorative "A"); on back of glove: (decorative "A" in a circle)

Wikidata ID

Q20174830