Vatican Cardinal by Ernst Stierhof Religious Oil Portraits 19th Antique Paintings

A large scale quality portrait of a Vatican Cardinal in Prayer within a room setting.

All in beautiful order presented within the original plaster mounded decorative frame.

ABOUT THE ARTIST : Ernst Stierhof [ Born 1919 ]
German portraitist, restorer and genre painter (born 1919 in Munich), son of the architect Hans Stierhof, self-taught study of painting during his school days in Munich, first instruction in painting by his uncle on his father's and mother's side, initially a goldsmith apprenticeship, 1936 Reich winner in a professional competition the goldsmith, 1938 journeyman's examination as a goldsmith with 1st prize, participation in the Second World War in France, Russia and Africa, American prisoner of war 1945-48, then freelance and restorer at the private collection at Weißenstein Castle in Pommersfelden, active in Grünwald near Munich

FRAMED MEASUREMENTS:
Height 35 Inches (89cm)
Width 31 Inches (79cm)
Depth 1.5 Inches (4cm)

CONDITION:
Excellent

DELIVERY
UK Courier : £95
Worldwide : Europe £275 / USA & Asia £350

TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES: 07765 856171

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