Saint Peter
These figures, along with five others in the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum, originally formed part of an altarpiece that included Christ and the twelve apostles.
Artwork Details
- Title: Saint Peter
- Date: ca. 1450–60
- Geography: Made in Meuse Valley, France or Netherlands
- Culture: North French or South Netherlandish
- Medium: Alabaster, with traces of polychromy
- Dimensions: Overall (with base): 15 3/4 x 5 15/16 x 3 7/8 in. (40 x 15.1 x 9.8 cm)
Figure only: 12 15/16 x 6 x 3 3/4 in. (32.8 x 15.2 x 9.6 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (7 x 13.4 x 8.9 cm) - Classifications: Sculpture-Stone, Sculpture-Alabaster
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ernst Payer, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.416.1
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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French
ca. 1475
French
ca. 1515
Northeast French or South Netherlandish
1450–60
North French or South Netherlandish
ca. 1450–60
North French or South Netherlandish
ca. 1450–60
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