MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - PA010.jpg


Category	Painting
Origin: artist/workshop	Master of Heisterbach Altar
Date	15C/2
Reference No	Inv WAF 588
Size	200x149 (of three figures)
Provenance	Heisterbach Cistercian Abbey
Present Location	Munich, Alte Pinakothek
Bibliography	Paffrath 1990, 52; Goldberg & Scheffler 1972, 253; Alte Pinakothek 1963, 130-1
	Stange 1951-61, 3:111; Huempfner 1927, 1:14; Aurenhammer 1959-67, 334
Illustration From	Paffrath 1990, 52
Other illustrations	Stange 1951-61, 3:ill 1-2
	Alte Pinakothek 1963, 227
Country	Germany

Description:
From c 1450, the Heisterbach altarpiece was painted by the most important pupil and successor of Stephan Lochner, to whom it was previously attributed. The central panel, probably representing six of the apostles, is lost. The other six apostles plus St Benedict and Bernard are featured on the two side wings, the inner side of the inner wing on the right with Bartholomew, Simon, and Mathias together with this portrait of Bernard in a dark grey cowl with the white tunic showing underneath. He is identified by the inscription 'sanctus. bernardus' within the golden halo. Oak covered with linen. Bernard has 'tuft'.

Description:

From c 1450, the Heisterbach altarpiece was painted by the most important pupil and successor of Stephan Lochner, to whom it was previously attributed. The central panel, probably representing six of the apostles, is lost. The other six apostles plus St Benedict and Bernard are featured on the two side wings, the inner side of the inner wing on the right with Bartholomew, Simon, and Mathias together with this portrait of Bernard in a dark grey cowl with the white tunic showing underneath. He is identified by the inscription 'sanctus. bernardus' within the golden halo. Oak covered with linen. Bernard has 'tuft'.