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Saint Nicholas with the Three Boys in the Pickling Tub

ca. 1500
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305
According to popular legend, Saint Nicholas restored life to three youths who had been killed by a butcher and thrown into a pickling tub.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Nicholas with the Three Boys in the Pickling Tub
  • Date: ca. 1500
  • Culture: South Netherlandish
  • Medium: Oak
  • Dimensions: Overall: 42 1/2 x 20 x 15 1/2 in. (108 x 50.8 x 39.4 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Wood
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916
  • Object Number: 16.32.193
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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