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Period
Late Gothic
Date
ca. 1465
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
464127

Reliquary Bust of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden, ca. 1465

Reliquary Bust of Saint Catherine of Alexandria at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden
Date
ca. 1465
Medium
Walnut with paint and gilding; limewood base
Dimensions
Overall: 18 5/8 x 17 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (47.3 x 44.8 x 25.7 cm)
Period
Late Gothic

Why it matters

Reliquary Bust of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, dated ca. 1465, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Walnut with paint and gilding; limewood base. The museum attributes the work to Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 18 5/8 x 17 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (47.3 x 44.8 x 25.7 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.