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The image depicts a man from the waist up, facing the viewer with his hands clasped in front of him. He is holding a string of beads in one hand and a book in the other. The man has aged facial features, with noticeable lines and a serious expression. He has a prominent forehead, a receding hairline, and neatly groomed hair on the sides. He is wearing a high-collared robe. The background includes an oval frame with Latin text, emblems, coats of arms, and other designs. The overall tone is formal and classical, focusing on the subject's serious demeanor.
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The image depicts a man from the waist up, facing the viewer with his hands clasped in front of him. He is holding a string of beads in one hand and a book in the other. The man has aged facial features, with noticeable lines and a serious expression. He has a prominent forehead, a receding hairline, and neatly groomed hair on the sides. He is wearing a high-collared robe. The background includes an oval frame with Latin text, emblems, coats of arms, and other designs. The overall tone is formal and classical, focusing on the subject's serious demeanor.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bernhard, Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Udalric and Afra in Augsburg

Bartholomaus Kilian after Johann Heinrich Schoenfeld

Date
1662
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 21 × 13.1 cm (8 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.189
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 37827. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.