Matthäus Kreniss
St. George with the dragon
St. George with the dragon
(„Meister der Altöttinger Türen“)
Germany/Lower Bavaria, ca. 1510/20
carved three-quarters in the round, the reverse flattened, orig. polychromy, the lance possibly later
79,5 cm; 25 cm
The anatomy and trapery style place the sculpture to the sculptor Matthäus Kreniss who was a
scholar of Hans Leinberger from Landshut.
Lit.: Maria Philipp Halm: Studien zur Süddt. Plastik, Bd. II, S.1ff.
Prov.: Private collection, South German
Prov.: Private collection, South German
