WERTINGER, Hans
(b. ca. 1465, Landshut, d. 1533, Landshut)

Crucifixion with Saints and Donor

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Oil on panel, 53 x 82 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The kneeling donor is Philipp Wittelsbach (1503-1548), a major figure in the Reformation, son of the Elector of Pfalz, Bishop of Freising and Administrator of Naumburg. The represented saints are St Philip, the donor's patron saint, and St Peter.