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The Virgin and Apostle Capital

1170s
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The crowned Virgin guides a haloed apostle through the depravities of hell, personified by the nightmarish demons advancing on all sides.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin and Apostle Capital
  • Date: 1170s
  • Geography: Made in Nazareth
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: 24 1/2 × 28 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (62.2 × 72.1 × 31.4 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: Terra Sancta Museum, Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters