Wooden statue of St. Nicholas
Late 15th century
Limewood, painted, gilt
44 x 20 x 9 cm
Inv. 56.850.1
On the smooth back of this statue of St. Nicholas rising from clouds, traces of the original joints can be found, which attached the work—presumably part of a larger composition—to the backboard of an altarpiece shrine or niche. The statue’s polychromy is partially original, although in several places a Baroque (?) paint layer can be seen.
Provenance:
Ipolyi collection. ‘162. St. Nicholas. Half relief, shown from the knee up, rising from the clouds. Wood. 15th-16th c.’ (Lakatos-Balla 290).
Bibliography
Genthon-1948, 152. – Mucsi András (Edit.): Az esztergomi Főszékesegyházi Könyvtár anyagából rendezett kódexminiatúra-kiállítás katalógusa. Esztergom 1958, 25. – Lakatos-Balla-2012290.
Provenance:
Ipolyi collection. ‘162. St. Nicholas. Half relief, shown from the knee up, rising from the clouds. Wood. 15th-16th c.’ (Lakatos-Balla 290).
Bibliography
Genthon-1948, 152. – Mucsi András (Edit.): Az esztergomi Főszékesegyházi Könyvtár anyagából rendezett kódexminiatúra-kiállítás katalógusa. Esztergom 1958, 25. – Lakatos-Balla-2012290.
