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St. Barbara Directing the Construction of a Third Window in Her Tower  1500

by Master of the Joseph Sequence

The main source for the life of St. Barbara is the "Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea)," a 14th-century compilation of stories associated with the feast days of the Church calendar. In the early 4th century, at a time of persecution of the Christians, Barbara, a beautiful virgin, was said to have been hidden away in a tower by her pagan father in order to keep away suitors. Wit...
Size: 
H: 38 7/8 x W: 14 1/2 x D: 1 1/8 in. (98.7 x 36.9 x 2.8 cm)
Medium: 
oil on wood
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum