Cleveland Museum of Art

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Hans BaldungLinkedCulture matchlcp-a65968000741

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Saint Gregory was a late 6th-century pope and one of the fathers of the early Roman Church. This painting depicts the popular legend in which Gregory once overheard an onlooker express doubts about Christ’s actual presence at the altar during mass. In response, the saint’s immense faith was rewarded by a vision of Christ surrounded by the instruments and symbols of his passion. Saint Gregory, vested in his chasuble, kneels in the center, flanked by priests who share his amazement. This painting was part of an altarpiece commissioned by Erhard Künig, a member of a charitable lay order for a monastery near Strassburg. Künig stands at the far right wearing a Maltese cross. The two wings of the altar, showing respectively Saint John the Evangelist and Saint John the Baptist, are in New York and Washington. Hans Baldung was both a painter and a printmaker and is regarded as one of the most gifted students of Albrecht Dürer. Saint Gregory was a 6th-century pope and one of the fathers of the early Roman church. The artist, Hans Baldung, chose to depict the historical legend of Gregory's vision in a scene reminiscent of his own time period, 900 years after this pope actually lived.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium: oil and tempera on wood
Credit Line: Gift of the Hanna Fund
Type of artwork: Painting
Department: Medieval Art

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creation_date: 1511

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A religious scene depicting Jesus Christ on the cross surrounded by figures in elaborate robes.

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Provenance: St. John's Convent, Strasbourg, as late as the 18th century; (listed in an inventory of 1741); Marquis de Villefranche; Henkell coll., Wiesbaden; (Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York)

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Object ID: 129220
Object Type: Painting
Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator: Hans Baldung
Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture: Germany, Strassburg, 16th century
Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium: oil and tempera on wood
Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department: Medieval Art
Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags: male
Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line: Gift of the Hanna Fund
Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance: St. John's Convent, Strasbourg, as late as the 18th century; (listed in an inventory of 1741); Marquis de Villefranche; Henkell coll., Wiesbaden; (Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York)
Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date: 1511
Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year: 1511
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End Year: 1511
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