anonymous
Saint Ursula and her Handmaidens
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Saint Ursula and her Handmaidens” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
According to legend, the Christian princess Ursula and her retinue of 11,000 handmaidens were murdered by Huns near Cologne. This statue depicts her as a well-to-do woman, dressed in the latest fashion of the Renaissance. Some of her companions seek protection under her cloak.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- BK-KOG-659
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
