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Saint Ursula of Cologne and Four Virgin Martyrs

ca. 1500
Not on view
According to an early medieval legend, Saint Ursula and eleven thousand virgins were massacred by the Huns with arrows at Cologne. The saint originally may have held an arrow and a palm, signifying her martyrdom. A large series of similar figures for sculptural altarpieces was made in Malines in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Ursula of Cologne and Four Virgin Martyrs
  • Date: ca. 1500
  • Culture: South Netherlandish
  • Medium: Oak, polychromy and gilding
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (36.8 x 12.1 x 9.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Wood
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.149
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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