Master of Hoogstraeten, Saint Barbe, Antwerp early sixteenth century
Antwerp early sixteenth century.
"Saint Barbe"
Panel attributed to the Master of Hoogstraeten, named after the church of Saint Catherine in Hoogstraten near Antwerp.
Oil on panel, 33.5 x 25.6 cm
The cult of Saint Barbe spread throughout the West in the fifteenth century, becoming particularly popular in Germany.
Saint Barbe was the patron saint of quarrymen, miners and artillerymen.

Dr. Peter van den Brink