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Stove Tile with Saint John the Evangelist and Samson

late 15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305
This corner tile is from the decorative outer cladding of a closed wood-burning stove in the Augustinian abbey at Waldhausen in southern Austria. The abbey was dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist, who appears on the central heraldic shield. Samson, shown struggling with the lion, appears tucked behind the shield to either side. The stove may have been donated by Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary, who also ruled Austria from 1480.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stove Tile with Saint John the Evangelist and Samson
  • Maker: Buda Castle Workshop
  • Date: late 15th century
  • Geography: Made in Budapest, Hungary
  • Culture: Hungarian
  • Medium: Earthenware, lead glaze
  • Dimensions: 18 11/16 × 15 7/16 × 9 3/4 in. (47.4 × 39.2 × 24.8 cm)
    Other (Body of tile): 13 3/8 × 15 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (33.9 × 39.2 × 20 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.57
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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