Saint Anthony Abbot

Nikolaus von Hagenau · German

Date: ca. 1500

Medium: Walnut

Dimensions: 44 1/4 × 17 1/4 × 10 3/4 in., 66 lb. (112.4 × 43.8 × 27.3 cm, 29.9 kg)

Classification: Sculpture-Wood

Country: present-day France

Culture: German

Themes: Demons, Men, Saints

The Cloisters Collection, 1988

Met highlight

Date range

1500 – 1500

Largest dimension

27.3 cm

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