French / Saint Margaret / ca. 1475

French
Saint Margaret
ca. 1475
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Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Name-CRT: French
Title: Saint Margaret
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Creation Start Date: 1473
Creation End Date: 1477
Creation Date: ca. 1475
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: Sculpture-Under Consideration
Materials and Techniques: Alabaster, traces of gilding
Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 9/16 in. (39 x 24.5 x 16.7 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: Promised Gift
Credit Line: Promised Gift of Anthony and Lois Blumka, in memory of Ruth and Victoria Blumka, 1996
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

The legend of Saint Margaret, the Early Christian martyr also known as Marina, details the many painful ordeals she endured before her eventual death during the reign of Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). Having been swallowed by the devil in the guise of a dragon, the saint burst unharmed from its body after making the sign of the cross.

Dating from about 1475, this work is an outstanding example of the Languedoc style of the late fifteenth century, which was centered in medieval Toulouse. This work is remarkable for the contrast of the idealism and delicacy of the figure set against the scaly and coarse textures of the lizard-turned-dragon at the base of the composition.

AMICA ID: MMA_.PromisedGift
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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