Mutter Gottes und Patrone der christlichen Stände, 1953 – 1954

Title

Mutter Gottes und Patrone der christlichen Stände (Original Title)

Artist

• Hans Mettel

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• figurative sculpture

Object Type

• sculpture

Physical Description

plaster

Material

• plaster

Technique

• casting

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Contemporary Art 1945-present

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Hans Mettel

Acquisition

Acquired in 1966 from the artist's estate

Genre

• depiction of a saint
• sketch

Main Motif

• Elisabeth (Landgravine of Thuringia)
• Saint George
• Henry II (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
• Hildegard of Bingen (saint)
• woman
• man
• group of people
• line

Persons Shown

• Henry II (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
• Hildegard of Bingen (saint)
• Elisabeth (landgravine of Thuringia)
• George (saint)

Primary

• 11HH(ELISABETH OF HUNGARY) the wife and widow of the Landgrave of Thuringia, and Franciscan Tertiary, Elisabeth of Hungary; possible attributes: beggar, cripple, fish, loaves, leper, model of church, pitcher, roses in lap, scald-head, three crowns
• 11HH(HILDEGARD OF BINGEN) female saints (HILDEGARD OF BINGEN)
• 11H(GEORGE) the warrior martyr George (Georgius); possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword
• 61B2(HEINRICH II. (Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches)) historical person (HEINRICH II. (Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches))
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure
• 31D14 adult man
• 31A231 standing figure

Secondary

• 49D32 line (~ planimetry, geometry)