Apostle, probably Saint Judas Thaddeus
Artist/maker unknown, Southern Netherlandish or French
Geography:
Made in southern Netherlands (modern Belgium), Europe
or northeastern France, France, Europe
Date:
c. 1450-1460Medium:
AlabasterDimensions:
13 9/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches (34.4 x 14 x 8.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1999-131-1Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund and with funds bequeathed by Carl and Joan Tandberg, 1999
Made in southern Netherlands (modern Belgium), Europe
or northeastern France, France, Europe
Date:
c. 1450-1460Medium:
AlabasterDimensions:
13 9/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches (34.4 x 14 x 8.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1999-131-1Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund and with funds bequeathed by Carl and Joan Tandberg, 1999
Label:
This statuette belongs to a series of similar figures, most now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Representing Jesus and the twelve apostles, the alabasters were probably intended to be elements in an altar decoration. Such sculptural altarpiece installations were often simulated by painters.
This statuette belongs to a series of similar figures, most now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Representing Jesus and the twelve apostles, the alabasters were probably intended to be elements in an altar decoration. Such sculptural altarpiece installations were often simulated by painters.