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Saint Margaret of Antioch under Canopy

1330–40
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 09
This sculpture of Saint Margaret, identified by the dragon at her feet, came from a canopied niche high over the entrance to the Montcada family chapel in the cathedral of Lerida, rebuilt by order of Ot de Montcada the elder in 1328.
The provenance of the stone vaulted canopy above the figure (47.101.13b) is unknown.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Margaret of Antioch under Canopy
  • Date: 1330–40
  • Geography: Made in Lleida, present-day Spain
  • Culture: Catalan
  • Medium: Limestone and paint
  • Dimensions: Overall (a: standing figure): 87 in. (221 cm)
    Overall (b: canopy): 21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (54.6 x 64.8 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.101.13a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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