Saint Maurice

A tall panel shows a standing armored saint with a dark-skinned face, wearing ornate white and gold plate armor edged in red. He wears a red hat with white plumes, holds an orange banner on the left and a sword on the right, against a green landscape and rocky ground.

Look closer: A large red jewel pendant hangs on the chest below the collar.

Artist

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Date

ca. 1520–25

Medium

Oil on linden

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1111 × 3885 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Eva F. Kollsman, 2005