Name/Title
The Fourteen Holy HelpersEntry/Object ID
1853.136Description
The Fourteen Holy Helpers is a Bavarian devotion and the feast day is August 8. Depicted: Bishops--Denis of Paris (headaches and rabies); Erasmus (colic and cramps); Blaise (throat problems). Virgins--Barbara (lightning and fire, explosions, sudded/up-prepared death); Margaret (possession, pregnant women; Catherine of Alexandria (philosophers, students and Wheelers). Knights--George (protector of soldiers); Ochatius; Eustace (hunters). Physician--Pantaleon (tuberculosis). Monk--Giles (epilepsy, insanity, sterility). Deacon--Cyriac (demonic possession). Martyr--Vitus (epilepsy--"St. Vitus Dance"). Giant--Christopher (travelers).
This depiction is odd because there is not "Man of Sorrow" or "Madonna and Child," and it is not centered on St. Christopher. The cult was first advanced by the Domenicans and then later by Cistercians and Benedictines. The earliest depictions date to 1320. It had an extensive cult in 14th and 15th century Germany.
Ann Sutherland Harris said: "Not very good quality, but it has historical interest. Exhibit."Collection
Archabbey-LudwigmissionsvereinCataloged By
KimAcquisition
Accession
1853.136Source or Donor
King Ludwig I of Bavaria via Joseph Mueller and Pius ReiserAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Gift of King Ludwig I of BavariaMade/Created
Date made
1600 - 1700Notes
Date: 17th Century
Artist's School: German
Technique: PaintingInscription/Signature/Marks
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
SaintsSearch Terms
Paintings, Saints, Benedictine, ReligiousOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
147Dimensions
Height
28 inWidth
47-1/2 inLocation
Location
Shelf
B-27Room
Saint Vincent GalleryBuilding
Carey Hall- GalleryCategory
PermanentDate
February 9, 2025Location
Room
Saint Vincent GalleryBuilding
Carey HallCategory
PermanentInventory
Inventoried By
Bernadette MillerInventoried Date
Jan 22, 2013Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentNotes
Excellent to GoodRelationships
Related Publications
Notes
Exhibited:
Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 04/25 - 05/25, 1979.
"Gifts of a King," 10/05 - 12/21, 1986.Provenance
Notes
Collected By: Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.
King Ludwig I of Bavaria began sending paintings and artwork to Boniface Wimmer in 1853. This work is assumed to be one of the 300 paintings sent during the 1850's. When Wimmer wrote to King Ludwig asking him for artwork to decorate the monastery, churches and to use in the instruction of art King Ludwig ordered Joseph Mueller to send paintings through the Ludwigmissionsverein which was administered by Pius Reiser. It is also assumed that many of these works were from the many artworks confiscated from churches and monasteries by Napoleon and then given over to local princes and kings. It is rumored that over 10,000 such artifacts were assembled in Munich alone, and assumed the 300 sent to Saint Vincent came from this group. Today, there are slightly less than 200 such paintings at Saint Vincent. Some were destroyed, and others were sent to foundations established by Saint Vincent.General Notes
Note
Notes: Restored by Abraham Joel of New York in 1986.
Saints: Barbara, Margaret, Catherine of Alexandria, Erasmus, Denis of Paris, Blaise, George, Ochatius, Eustace, Cyriac, Pantaleon, Giles Vitus, Christopher.
Status: OKCreated By
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November 15, 2006Updated By
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February 11, 2025