Reliquary Bust of Saint Barbara
Object type: Reliquary bust
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: German
Artist: Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden
Artist bio: North Netherlandish, active Strasbourg, ca. 1462–died 1473 Vienna
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: North Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1465
Medium: Walnut with paint and gilding
Dimensions: Overall: 19 7/8 x 17 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (50.5 x 44.5 x 27.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Wood
Geography: Made in Strasbourg  Upper Rhineland Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Sculpture|Women