Description
The smaller panel here originated from an interior portion of a choir stall. The panel depicts a female figure in a long gown standing on a plinth above two of the apocalyptic beasts, the winged lion of Saint Mark and the winged ox of Saint Luke, which are supported by a wyvern (a heraldic winged dragon).
Provenance
Charles Stein, Paris (c. 1897); George Hoentschel, Paris (c. 1908); J. P. Morgan, New York (until 1916); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Accession Number
1977.74
Medium
walnut
Dimensions
Overall: 109.9 x 58.5 x 6.1 cm (43 1/4 x 23 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
