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Saint Ambrose in His Study

ca. 1500
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Ambrose in His Study
  • Date: ca. 1500
  • Geography: Made in Palencia, Tamara, Spain
  • Culture: North Spanish
  • Medium: Wood with traces of paint
  • Dimensions: Overall: 36 1/4 x 28 3/8 x 11 3/4 in. (92.1 x 72.1 x 29.8 cm)
    Relief only: 27 x 27 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (68.6 x 69.2 x 29.8 cm)
    Base: 9 1/4 x 28 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (23.5 x 72.1 x 27.6 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Wood
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.749
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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