Apostles in Prayer in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2013

Apostles in Prayer

Date: ca. 1400–1410

Culture: South Netherlandish

Medium: Oak

Dimensions: Overall (without base): 19 5/16 x 12 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (49.1 x 32.7 x 11.1 cm) Overall (with base): 21 1/8 x 16 x 5 1/8 in. (53.6 x 40.7 x 13 cm)

Classification: Sculpture-Wood

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916

Accession Number: 16.32.214

Label:

This relief depicts an episode from Christ’s final appearance, following the Resurrection, when he revealed himself to the apostles gathered in prayer. The work is stylistically related to the reliefs in the choir of the church of Notre-Dame at Hal, Belgium, which are dated 1409.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/463817