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Saint Barbara
1450-1500 (Late Medieval)
The virgin martyr stands by her usual atttibute - the tower with three windows symbolizing her belief in the Trinity.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase [date of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Belgium (Flanders) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
42 3/4 x 17 5/8 x 9 15/16 in. (108.6 x 44.8 x 25.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: 15th-Century Art of Northern Europe
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.334