Large Oil Portrait Painting of a Cardinal by Ernst Stierhof

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 : £80 Europe £180 / USA & Asia £220 - Telephone Enquiries: 07765 856171 - Quote Our Ref 0798