Single portrait of Georg Truchsess von Wetzhausen
| General information |
| Original location |
Eichstätt? (where the sitter lived when the painting was made) |
| Current location |
Wolfegg, Schloss Wolfegg, collection Waldburg-Wolfegg |
| Artist |
Unknown (monogram 'HR') |
| Date |
1531 (mentioned on painting) |
| Material |
Oil on panel |
| Visual elements |
| Short description |
Single portrait of a man wearing a hat, half-length, turned to the viewer's left. In his hands he holds a rosary and a handkerchief. Around him are texts and coats of arms. |
| Depicted pilgrim |
| Personal information |
| Name |
Georg Truchsess von Wetzhausen |
| Social status / profession |
Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery of Auhausen (1499-1530); In 1530 the monastery was threatened and dissolved because of the Reformation, and Georg moved to the Dominican Monastery in Eichstätt; Previously monk in the monastery of Münchsteinach; Studied at the university of Ingolstadt (until 1488); Knight of the Holy Sepulchre. |
| Coat of arms |
Left of his head: semicircular shield - in white a red(?) Jerusalem cross
Bottom left: semicircular shield - two bars chequy (Truchsess)
Bottom right: semicircular shield - two crosiers in saltire (Auhausen) |
| Text |
On both sides of his head: Ut mortuus viverem, vivo hic moriturus. 1531. Georgius Truchses, abbas in Auhausen, anno aetatis 64
Above and under the shield with Jerusalem cross: Hierusalem // S. Sepulcrum
Above and under the wheel and sword of St Catherine: Famacosta // S. Katerine
Bottom left, above coat of arms: Truchsses
Bottom right, above coat of arms: H[?]uhausen |
| Other known portraits |
Pilgrimage memorial of Georg Truchsess von Wetzhausen, 1521
High altar of the Benedictine Monastery of Auhausen, 1513 (Auhausen, former Monastery Church of St Mary), on the central panel
Stained glass window with prayer portrait of Georg Truchsess von Wetzhausen, 1527 (Auhausen, former Monastery Church of St Mary) |
| Pilgrimages |
| Year of pilgrimage to Jerusalem |
1493 |
| Attributes Jerusalem pilgrimage |
Jerusalem cross (on coat of arms); half wheel and sword of St Catherine |
| Death |
| Year of death |
1552, in Eichstätt |
| Location of grave |
Eichstätt, Dominican Monastery |
| Additional information related to this person |
| Personal remarks |
In 1536, Georg founded a wall-mounted sculpted Last Judgment in the Cloister of the Cathedral of Eichstätt. The object includes his coats of arms with the Jerusalem cross and his name. |
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| Additional information |
| Literature |
- Sturm, Klaus, Geschichte des Klosters Auhausen an der Wörnitz, Sammelblatt des Historischen Vereins Eichstätt 63 (Eichstätt 1970)
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| Internet links |
Wikipedia - Georg Truchsess von Wetzhausen
Description of Bildindex |
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