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Saint Margaret

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Date: about 1420–1430
Medium: Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain; lead came
Culture: German
Department: Decorative Arts
Institution: Getty Museum

A popular medieval legend about Saint Margaret involves her miraculous escape after being swallowed alive by Satan disguised as a dragon. Here Margaret is shown holding the chains of a subdued dragon while blessing a donor’s coat of arms. The delicately painted features of the saint, carefully rendered costume, and charming depiction of bluebells at the lower right give a sense of realism and substance to the composition.

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