Hl. Johannes der Täufer

Saint John the Baptist
Master of Rabenden (active in Munich in the 1st third of the 16th Century), circa 1515/20

Seated on a bench, facing the viewer directly, his right hand pointing to a book and a lamb. In heavily draped robes gathered on his knees, characteristic of the Master. Limewood, back hollowed out, scuffed. Probably previously painted. Height 83 cm. Probably formerly the middle part of an altar shrine. Von Halm, p. 71, and Rohmeder, p. 54, attributed to the Master of Rabenden as his own work: cf. Halm, Philipp Maria, Der Meister von Rabenden und die Holzplastik des Chiemgaues, in: Jahrbuch der Königlich Preussischen Kunstsammlungen Vol. 32 (1911), p. 59 -84, here: pp. 71, 75. - Rohmeder, Jürgen, Der Meister des Hochaltars in Rabenden. Münchner Kunsthistorische Abhandlungen III. Munich 1971, catalogue number A 21 and illustration 9. See also Miller, Albrecht, Der Meister von Rabenden, in: Exhibition catalogue um Leinberger. Schüler und Zeitgenossen, Museen der Stadt Landshut 21 October 2006 - 11 March 2007. Landshut 2007, p. 88 ff. Provenance: Salomon Collection - 1911 Nuremberg art trade (according to Halm 1911) - Lepke Berlin Auction 1710 (1914), lot 89, plate 13 - Weinmüller Auction 105 (15-17/03/1967), lot 1257.