Saint Maurice with a Donor
1496
oil
panel
From the collection of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
1496
oil
panel
From the collection of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Saint Maurice with a Donor is a 1496 oil by Jean Hey, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Man, held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
This painting depicts two men standing in front of a landscape. The man on the left wears a suit of armor adorned with a red sash and a blue breastplate, and he holds a spear in his right hand. He also wears a fur-trimmed cloak and a green wreath on his head. The man on the right is dressed in a white shirt and a gold-patterned robe, and he wears a crown of thorns on his head. The background of the painting features rolling hills and trees, with a body of water visible in the distance. The sky above is blue with white clouds. The painting's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume, drawing the viewer's eye to the figures in the foreground. To learn more about the technique of chiaroscuro, look up chiaroscuro.
Jean Hey (or Jean Hay) (fl. c. 1475 – c. 1505), now generally identified with the artist formerly known as the Master of Moulins, was an Early Netherlandish painter working in France and the Duchy of Burgundy, and…
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