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Portrait of Abbot Burchard I (Burchardus I), 1281-1283
Author, school, workshop
Christian Conrad Młodszy
Style
Baroque
Date
1732-1733
Material and technique
Fresco
Location
Poaugustinian monastery complex in Żagań, Poland
Description
The portrait was originally accompanied by the inscription: 'Henricus sequitur Burchardus nomine promus, Ultimus in Naumburg, pro statione manens'. Henricus' successor was Burchard named First. However, in Novgorod (Bobrzansky) he was the last.