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Six Apostles from Retable

late 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305
This fragment was part of a retable, a frieze installed behind an altar. Depicting Christ and the twelve apostles, it presented the figures in a rhythmic pairing united by an ornately cusped and pinnacled arcade. Represented from left to right are an unidentified apostle and Saint Bartholomew, Saints Andrew and James the Lesser, and Saints John and Peter, who both turn to face the now-missing Christ. The relief is contemporary with the construction of the collegiate church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, begun in 1326. A portion of the retable’s right section is now in the Musée du Louvre.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Six Apostles from Retable
  • Date: late 14th century
  • Geography: Made in Beaune, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: Overall: 24 15/16 x 42 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (63.3 x 107.3 x 7.9 cm)
    Overall: 164lb. (74.4kg)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916
  • Object Number: 16.32.169a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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