Figure

Description

Oak figure of St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, shown dressed in long robes belted around the waist, carrying his cross in his left hand and a book in a pouch in his right hand, probably once part of a screen or altarpiece, made in Northern Europe, possibly in the Low Countries, c. 1500, said to come from Fife

Museum reference

H.KL 188

Collection

Medieval (Early Historic, Viking, Norse, High Medieval)

Object name

Figure

Production information

Northern Europe
Low Countries, EUROPE

Date

c. 1500

Materials

Oak

Physical description

Oak

Associations

Depicted: Saint Andrew
Fife, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Caldwell, D.H. (ed)., Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland, Edinburgh, NMS, 1982

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