St. Margaret with book, ca. 1470
Oak, hollowed-out back, without polychromy
Height144 cm
Place of originNiederrhein
About the workThe wood carver deliberately refrained from adding colour to the figure. Similar to Tilman Riemenschneider and other southern German sculptors of the same period, he incorporated the structure of the wood into the design instead. Saint Margaret is portrayed here as a young and pure noblewoman. Her father, a pagan priest, denounced her for converting to the Christian faith, which led to her being put on trial. In prison she endured the agony of torture, but the legend states that her wounds healed again and again. She was eventually beheaded.
AccessionGift of Dr. M. J. Binder 1995
Provenance[...]; o.D. Dr. Moritz Julius Binder (1877 - 1947), Berlin; 1947 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe aus dem Nachlass Dr. M. J. Binder; 1995 erworben durch Schenkung aus vorgenanntem Nachlass
Inventory numberP 2001-4
