Saint Bridget of Sweden, ca. 1470, Made in Brabant, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Walnut, rock crystal cabochon. Originally painted., Overall: 33 7/8 x 17 5/8 x 11 3/8 in. (86 x 44.8 x 28.9 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Master of Soeterbeeck (active ca. 1470–80), Saint Bridget of Sweden (ca. 1303–1373) is shown in the act of writing her “Revelations,” which, according to legend, were dictated to her by Christ himself. Shown in the monastic habit of the order she founded, Saint Saviour of the Brigittines, she was especially popular in Northern Europe
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Saint Bridget, Sweden, ca, 1470, Brabant, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Walnut, rock crystal cabochon, Originally painted, Overall, 33 7/8 x 17 5/8 11 3/8, 86 44.8 28.9 cm, Sculpture-Wood, Master of Soeterbeeck, active ca., 1470–80, 1303–1373, shown, act, writing, Revelations, according, legend, dictated, Christ, Shown, monastic habit, order, founded, Saviour, Brigittines, popular, Northern Europe
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