
Rijksmuseum
Saint Barbara
- Date
- c. 1470
- Medium
- walnut (hardwood)
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
These three statues come from the monastery of Mariënwater in Koudewater (near ‘s Hertogenbosch). They are attributed to a sculptor who probably worked in the seclusion of the monastery. This would account for the rather old-fashioned, static and expressionless appearance of his work.
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