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Kneeling Figure

19th century
Not on view
This heavy cast is possibly a nineteenth-century adaptation of a standing figure of Saint John the Evangelist from a Crucifixion scene, or a kneeling donor.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kneeling Figure
  • Date: 19th century
  • Culture: Northern European
  • Medium: Copper alloy with a reddish brown patina.
  • Dimensions: 9.3 x 5 cm, wt. 250.35 g.
  • Classification: Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1360
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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