Mindelheim Altarpiece: Saint Servatius

Bernhard Strigel painted Saint Servatius for the Mindelheim Altarpiece around 1505. Saint Servatius was believed to be a distant relative of Christ, justifying his inclusion in the Holy Kinship genealogy. The cult of Servatius was particularly strong in Maastricht and the Lower Rhine region Bernhard Strigel served as court painter to Emperor Maximilian I, making him among the most sought-after portraitists in the Habsburg world during the early sixteenth century.

Oil on panel with Strigel's formal devotional style and clear coloring. The bishop-saint is rendered with his traditional attributes of key and dragon, depicted with descriptive precision.