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Saint Margaret of Antioch

Generic classification
Sculpture
Object
Sculpture
Date
ca. 1275-1325
Century
Cultural context / style
Medieval. Gothic
Dimensions
45 x 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 in
Material
Stone
Technique
Sculpted, Polychrome
Iconography / Theme
Santa Margarita de Antioquía
Provenance
Burgos (Burgos, Spain)
Current location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
25.120.328
Object history

The image bears certain similarities to works from the same period in the Burgos area, including sculptural ensembles in Burgos Cathedral. Before 1925 this work was part of the collection of the sculptor George Grey Barnard, whose repertoire of cloisters and sculptures gave rise to what would later become The Cloisters museum in New York; it was at that time that the piece became part of that institution; today it is exhibited in the main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue in New York.

Description

The saint is shown defeating the dragon at her feet. According to one of the legends about the life of Saint Margaret of Antioch, the devil appeared to her in the form of a demon, which she managed to defeat thanks to her faith, using the cross she carried.

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Citation:

María José Martínez Ruiz, "Saint Margaret of Antioch" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/134

Saint Margaret of Antioch

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain

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