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Saint Peter as Pope

Glencairn Museum

Glencairn Museum
Bryn Athyn, United States

Saint Peter is here enthroned as a Pope on a faldstool (ecclesiastical folding chair), with his right hand raised in blessing. He wears the conical papal tiara and is dressed in full papal regalia.

Sources:
- Joan A. Holladay and Susan L. Ward, _Gothic Sculpture in America III: The Museums of New York and Pennsylvania_, 2016, 205-207.
- Jane Hayward and Walter Cahn, _Radiance and Reflection: Medieval Art from the Raymond Pitcairn Collection_, 1982, 318-319.

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  • Title: Saint Peter as Pope
  • Location Created: France, Lorraine
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 43 1/2, W. 11 3/8, D. 17 5/16 in. (110.5 x 44 x 28.9 cm)
  • Medium: Limestone with polychromy and traces of gilding
  • Date: ca. 1300
  • Collection: Medieval
  • Accession Number: 09.SP.33
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