The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 31, 2023

Panel from a Choir Stall

c. 1330–1340

This object has related works. See Panel from a Choir Stall

Spain, Catalonia, Monastery of Pedralbes, 14th century

Walnut

Overall: 109.9 x 58.5 x 6.1 cm (43 1/4 x 23 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1977.74

Location

110B Late Gothic

Description

The smaller panel here originated from an interior portion of a choir stall. The panel depicts a female figure in a long gown standing on a plinth above two of the apocalyptic beasts, the winged lion of Saint Mark and the winged ox of Saint Luke, which are supported by a wyvern (a heraldic winged dragon).

Provenance
Charles Stein, Paris (c. 1897); George Hoentschel, Paris (c. 1908); J. P. Morgan, New York (until 1916); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1977.74