Saint Nicholas of Bari
late 18th century
H of figure: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); H with base: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Citation
Source image
Saint Nicholas, the mid 4th-century Bishop of Myra who was buried at Bari, is shown in his customary role as protector of children. The saint is of polychromed wood, with head and hands of ivory. He is portrayed holding an ivory cross and standing beside a praying child carved...
Artifact
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id
26905
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.350_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.350_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.350_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.350 |
Terms
Medium
ivory, wood with polychromy
Genre
figurines
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