Reliquary Bust of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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; limewood base
Dimensions: Overall: 18 5/8 x 17 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (47.3 x 44.8 x 25.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Wood
Geography: Made in Strasbourg  Upper Rhineland Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Saint Catherine