St Barbara of Nicomedia was invoked if there was a fire or if lightning struck. She was also the patron saint of dangerous professions, including firefighters. These 15th-century moulds were discovered when Utrecht’s city walls were excavated in the mid-19th century. The simple pipeclay figurines that were cast with these moulds were inexpensive and would have been purchased by many people.
Title
Mallen van Sint Barbara
Artist
Dating
ca. 1425 - ca. 1450
Material and technique
Object number
1891
Object type
Acquisition
onbekend vóór 1878
Dimensions
hoogte (mal 1) 27.5 cm
breedte 11.8 cm
diepte 6.5 cm
hoogte (mal 2) 27.4 cm
breedte 10.5 cm
diepte 5.8 cm
hoogte (afdruk) 25.5 cm
breedte 9.2 cm
diepte 4.5 cm
What
When
More of the same motive
Remarks
Gevonden in 1844 in de wal bij de Tolsteegpoort in Utrecht. Afdruk in pijpaarde. Zie Burkhard Meier in Tijdschrift Westfalen 1916, blz. 10 afb. 6 Pl. 14.
Documentation
- Middeleeuwse beelden uit Utrecht 1430-1530, red. Micha Leeflang en Kees van Schooten ; met bijdr. van Truus van Bueren ... [et al.], (Catharijnebrief : mededelingen van de Vereniging van Vrienden van het Museum Het Catharijneconvent te Utrecht, 3, 2012), 04 - 08
Exhibitions
- De gezonde stad, Centraal Museum
- Made in Utrecht. Meisterwerke mittelalterlicher Bildhauerkunst 1430-1530, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum
- Ontsnapt aan de beeldenstorm, Museum Catharijneconvent
- Stedenspiegel, Haags Gemeentemuseum
Persistent url
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