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Der Dreikönigsaltar Außentafeln: Die Heiligen Katharina und Agnes, by Hans Baldung Grien, paint, 1506

Der Dreikönigsaltar Außentafeln: Die Heiligen Katharina und Agnes

Hans Baldung Grien

1506

paint

panel

From the collection of Gemäldegalerie Berlin

Dominant colour

Overview

Der Dreikönigsaltar Außentafeln: Die Heiligen Katharina und Agnes is a 1506 paint by Hans Baldung Grien, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Gemäldegalerie Berlin.

Who painted this?
Hans Baldung Grien
When & what style?
1506 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?
Gemäldegalerie Berlin

About this work

This painting is a diptych, consisting of two panels. The left panel features a woman dressed in a red robe and a gold and black dress, holding a sword in her right hand. She wears a crown on her head and has long, wavy red hair. The right panel depicts another woman, wearing a red headband and a long gray dress with a red and black patterned shawl. She holds a sword in her left hand and stands next to a white lamb. Both women are set against a backdrop of trees and a blue sky. The painting is framed in red with a gold border. Look up the artist, Hans Baldung Grien, for more information.

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Artist

Hans Baldung Grien

Hans Baldung (1484 or 1485 – September 1545), called Hans Baldung Grien, (being an early nickname, because of his predilection for the colour green), was a painter, printer, engraver, draftsman, and stained glass…

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