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Mary with Child and Goldfinch 1523

The painter Jörg Breu originates from Augsburg. After begin- ning as an artist in Lower Austria around 1500 with altars for Herzogenburg und Aggsbach painted in the expressively vivid style of Late Gothic, he later turns to the emulation of the Ital- ian Renaissance that dominated in Augsburg at the time.

The painter Jörg Breu originates from Augsburg. After begin- ning as an artist in Lower Austria around 1500 with altars for Herzogenburg und Aggsbach painted in the expressively vivid style of Late Gothic, he later turns to the emulation of the Ital- ian Renaissance that dominated in Augsburg at the time.

Artist:
Jörg Breu d. Ä. (um 1475 - 1537 Augsburg) DNB

Time:
1523

Object Name
Painting

Culture
German

Material/technology:
Limewood

Dimensions:
52,5 cm × 39,5 cm
Framed: 64,7 cm × 52,1 cm × 6 cm

Signed
Inscribed with the monogram at lower left: IB; dat. 1523

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie

Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 5674

Provenance
1663 documented in the Coll. Ambras

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