Saint Christopher third quarter 16th century Follower of Hans Baldung Grien Upper Rhine Saint Christopher is known as the giant who carried the Christ Child across a river to safety. Here, he appears as a decrepit man bracing himself under the Childs extraordinary weight. The billowing drapery, with its bold, curvilinear folds, reveals the artists attention to dramatic contrasts of light and shadow against the dark ground of the paper. This chiaroscuro drawing style recalls the work of the German artist Hans Baldung, and the work was likely made by one of his followers.. Saint Christopher. Follower of Hans Baldung Grien (Upper Rhine, third quarter of the sixteenth century). German, Upper Rhine. third quarter 16th century. Pen and black ink, brush and blackish brown and blackish gray wash, highlighted with opaque white, on reddish brown prepared paper. Drawings