Description
The large panel shown here was probably the end panel of a stall that faced another across the choir of a Gothic church. The panel depicts a seated pope, possibly Urban IV, who holds the keys of St. Peter and a book.
Provenance
Charles Stein, Paris (c. 1897); George Hoentschel, Paris (c. 1908); J. P. Morgan, New York (until 1916); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; (Blumka Gallery, New York).
Accession Number
1971.270.b
Medium
walnut
Dimensions
Overall: 279.9 x 60.3 x 5.8 cm (110 3/16 x 23 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
