Female Saint

Germany

About 1500

  • Titles Female Saint (Descriptive)@Saint Barbara (?) (Former title)
  • Medium polychromed and gilded wood
  • Dimensions Height: 57 in. (144.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Bequest of the John Gardner Greene Indenture of Trust in memory of Howard Gardner Nichols, 1975.62
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

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Scene of a street. On the left, a figure leads two donkeys that carry pottery on their backs. On the right, a hooded figure carries two pots. The upper portion of the street is lined with decrepit buildings on one side, and a cross on a pedestal is positioned in the center.
Haagbeuk Carpinus Betulus, Richard Tepe, vintage gelatin print
A man and woman are depicted facing left. The man is dressed with a cape and black hat. The woman in dressed in a long dress with loose sleeves. Her face is covered with a veil.
The center figure lies on his back, supported by surrounding figures. One figure holds an open book.