Choir stall panels

ca. 1723–26, figures 1787
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533
After the secularization of the monastery in 1787 the choir stalls were sold to the cathedral in Trier. Marquetry panels with scenes of the lives of the Carthusians were replaced by nonfigurative marquetry panels, and the carved figures were added at that time. The choir stalls remained at Trier until 1890, when part of the paneling was sold following the restoration of the cathedral.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Choir stall panels
  • Maker: Johann Justus Schacht with collaborators
  • Date: ca. 1723–26, figures 1787
  • Culture: German, Mainz
  • Medium: Panel: oak veneered with walnut, boxwod, rosewood, ebony, maple, and other woods, ivory, green-stained horn, and pewter; figures: carved and painted limewood
  • Dimensions: 95-1/2 x 84-1/2 in. (242.6 x 214.6 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lauritz Melchior, 1951 & 1952
  • Object Number: 52.120
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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