The beautiful Barbara is a fictional martyr whose father supposedly shut her up in a tower to keep young men at bay. When she converted to Christianity he tried to kill her with his own hands. Instead it was he who was struck dead - by lightning. Pious Catholics believed that a glimpse of the popular Barbara with chalice and host could protect them if death came unforeseen.
Specifications
| Title | Saint Barbara |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Limewood, traces of original polychromy |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 160 cm Depth 27,5 cm Width 47 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Sculptor:
Anoniem
|
| Accession number | BEK 1515 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1973 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1973 |
| Creation date | in circa 1520 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Brons Hout Steen. Zeven eeuwen sculptuur in het Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen (1994) The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| Material | |
| 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 |
