Saint Barbara

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Yuliya asked

Why it wrapped in plastic folie now?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Yuliya, The sculpture is wrapped in plastic because a recent examination brought to light that there are some small woodworm holes in the wood. It is unclear if the worms are still there. To prevent eventual larvae from spreading the sculpture is in plastic. It is monitored regularly. Did you download the depot app when you were in the depot? You could have found this information by scanning the QR at the display case and reading Saint Barbara's story. Kind regards, Els

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Title	Saint Barbara
Material and technique	Walnut with partly original polychromy
Object type	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 51 cm Width 30 cm Depth 23 cm
Artists	Sculptor: Anoniem
Accession number	BEK 1781 (OK)
Credits	Gift former collection Schoufour-Martin, 2000
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	2000
Creation date	in circa 1400
Collector	Collector / Schoufour-Martin
Internal exhibitions	Uit het goede hout gesneden (2008) Gehouwen, gesneden, geschonken. Middeleeuwse beelden uit de collectie Schoufour - Martin (2017)
Material	Walnut > Hardwood > Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Polychromy > Polychromed > Colored > Colour > Finishing techniques > General technique > Technique > Material and technique Polychromy > Polychromed > Colored > Colour > Finishing techniques > General technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	Germany > Western Europe > Europe