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Portrait of Abbot Hermann (Hermanus), 1347-1351
Author, school, workshop
Christian Conrad the Younger
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: 'Quamvis non habet cineres Canonia colendos, / Sed Senensis ager mortua membra tegat, / Attamen Hermannum recolit post saecula Doctum, / Ac animo grato respicis illa Patrem'. He did not deposit his members in the monastery, as his body was laid to rest in Siena. The memory of the noble Herman, a respected scholar, grateful hearts go to the Father.