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Saint Catherine Listening to the Crowds on Their Way to the Temple to Worship Idols

1440–45
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Saint Catherine Listening to the Crowds on Their Way to the Temple to Worship Idols
  • Date: 1440–45
  • Culture: Flemish
  • Medium: Linen; embroidered with silk; silver; and silver-gilt threads
  • Dimensions: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) diameter
  • Classification: Textiles-Ecclesiastical
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1910
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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