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Hans Baldung

The Mass of Saint Gregory

1511
oil and tempera on wood
89.2 × 125 cm (35.1 × 49.2 in)

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● On view now — 111 German and Austrian Gothic

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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Saint Gregory was a 6th-century pope and one of the fathers of the early Roman church. The artist, Hans Baldung, chose to depict the historical legend of Gregory's vision in a scene reminiscent of his own time period, 900 years after this pope actually lived.

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