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Female Saint (Saint Mary Magdalene)circa 1510

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Carved wood sculpture of a standing female figure in long draped robes, holding a small hinged book, on an octagonal base, warm chestnut brown patina
Carved wood sculpture of a standing female figure on an octagonal base, wearing flowing robes with deeply undercut drapery folds, holding a book in her left hand, with elaborately styled hair.

Unknown, Female Saint (Saint Mary Magdalene), circa 1510, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Female Saint (Saint Mary Magdalene)
Place Made
Germany, Ulm
Date Made
circa 1510
Medium
Linden wood with slight traces of polychromy
Dimensions
66 1/2 × 20 × 15 in. (168.91 × 50.8 × 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
48.5.10
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Valentiner, W.R. Gothic and Renaissance Sculptures: in the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum, 1951.
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.