St. Genoveva
around 1470/75 | Hugo van der Goes
When closed, the “Diptych with the Fall of Man and Salvation” on its outer side (today split off) showed St. Genoveva in shades of grey as a stone sculpture in a niche. The grisaille technique lends the figure a certain three-dimensional character. St. Genoveva, Patron Saint of the city of Paris, is depicted with her attribute, a devil blowing out the candle.
When closed, the “Diptych with the Fall of Man and Salvation” on its outer side (today split off) showed St. Genoveva in shades of grey as a stone sculpture in a niche. The grisaille technique lends the figure a certain three-dimensional character. St. Genoveva, Patron Saint of the city of Paris, is depicted with her attribute, a devil blowing out the candle.
Artist:
Hugo van der Goes (um 1440 Gent - 1482 Rode Klooster bei Brüssel) DNB
Time:
around 1470/75
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Early Netherlandish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 33,8 cm × 22,9 cm
Framed: 41 cm × 30,5 cm × 4,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 5822b
Provenance
Coll. Leopold William; Coll. Ambras