The Mass of Saint Gregory
1511
Hans Baldung
Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545)
Medieval Art
The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1511. Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545). Oil and tempera on wood; framed: 126 x 142.5 x 8.5 cm (49 5/8 x 56 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 89.2 x 125 cm (35 1/8 x 49 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1952.112 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Baldung, Hans
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil and tempera on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 126 x 142.5 x 8.5 cm (49 5/8 x 56 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 89.2 x 125 cm (35 1/8 x 49 3/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1952.112
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Hanna Fund
- Exhibitions
- In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Draped in Splendor: Renaissance Textiles and the Church, Hans Baldung Grien
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 111 German and Austrian Gothic
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