Saint Philip

ca. 1450–60

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

This figure, along with others in the Museum's Collection, originally formed part of an altarpiece that included Christ and the twelve apostles.

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Title: Saint Philip
Date: ca. 1450–60
Geography: Made in Meuse Valley, France or Netherlands
Culture: North French or South Netherlandish
Medium: Alabaster, with traces of gilding and polychromy
Dimensions: Overall (with base): 16 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. (41 x 15 x 9.4 cm)
Figure only: 13 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. (33.4 x 14.9 x 9.4 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 x 5 5/8 x 3 1/4in. (7.3 x 14.3 x 8.3cm)
Classifications: Sculpture-Stone, Sculpture-Alabaster
Credit Line: Purchase, Scher Charitable Trust and Scher Chemicals Inc. Gifts, 1999
Object Number: 1999.15
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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