COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.PromisedGift
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MMA_.PromisedGift
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
French
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French
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Saint Margaret
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Saint Margaret
Title
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1475
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ca. 1475
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1473
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1473
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1477
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1477
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Alabaster, traces of gilding
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Alabaster, traces of gilding
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Sculpture-Under Consideration
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Sculpture-Under Consideration
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
15 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 9/16 in. (39 x 24.5 x 16.7 cm)
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15 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 9/16 in. (39 x 24.5 x 16.7 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
Promised Gift
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Promised Gift
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Promised Gift of Anthony and Lois Blumka, in memory of Ruth and Victoria Blumka, 1996
ooc
Promised Gift of Anthony and Lois Blumka, in memory of Ruth and Victoria Blumka, 1996
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
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.
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<P>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.</P> <P>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. </P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mdPG1996.R.tif
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MMA_.mdPG1996.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false