Saint Cyriacus, Mathis Gothart Nithart called Grünewald
Mathis Gothart Nithart called Grünewald
Saint Cyriacus
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Mathis Gothart Nithart called Grünewald

Saint Cyriacus, ca. 1509 – 1510


Dimensions
99.1 x 42.8 x min. 1.2 cm
maximum depth
1.2 cm
Physical Description
Mixed technique on fir
Inventory Number
HM 37
Acquisition
On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt since 1922
Status
On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 2

Audio

  • Basic information
    01:21
  • Focus on Frankfurt
    01:51

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Saint Cyriacus
Painter
Altar
Stationary Wings of the Heller Altarpiece with Sts. Lawrence and Cyriacus
Backside
Column (fragment, upper half); verso of HM 37
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Mixed technique on fir
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Im Buch ein teilweise ergänzter, aber prinzipiell originaler Text eines Exorzismus: AVC[TORITA]TE D[OMI]NI N[OST]RI IH[ES]V XPI[STI] EXORCEO TE P[ER] ISTA TRIA NO[M]I[N]A EDXAI EBON TI GRA[M]MATON IN NO[M]I[N]E P[AT]RIS ET FILII ET SP[IRIT]VS S[AN]CTI AMEN
Captions Added Later
Bezeichnet unten links an der Sockelkante (vermutlich getreue Kopie einer Inschrift auf dem Rahmen): · S · CIRIACVS ·

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Leihgabe des Historischen Museums
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt since 1922

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Persons Shown
Associated Persons and Institutions
Illustrated Passage
  • Die Legenda aurea des Jacobus de Voragine, übersetzt von Richard Benz, Heidelberg 1984, S. 562, 563

Iconclass

Primary
  • 11H(CYRIACUS)51 St. Cyriacus of Rome as exorcist: he delivers the daughter of emperor Diocletian, Artemia, from the possession by a devil; he reads from his book and winds his stole round her neck
Secondary
  • 48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

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Last update

11.09.2023