Saint Margaret ca. 1470-80 Workshop of Michael Pacher Austrian or German According to legend, St. Margaret was imprisoned for refusing to marry the governor of Antioch. Satan appeared to her in the form of a dragon and swallowed her as she clutched a cross in prayer; she then ripped open his belly with the cross and emerged unscathed. The statue may have held a cross in one of her now-missing hands; the vanquished dragon lies at her feet. This massive figure probably came from the central shrine of a large polychromed altarpiece.. Saint Margaret. Workshop of Michael Pacher (Austrian or German, active by 1462/3-died 1498). Austrian. ca. 1470-80. Pine with metal appliqués, traces of gesso and paint. Made in Bruneck, South Tyrol, Austria (now Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige). Sculpture-Wood

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Saint Margaret ca. 1470-80 Workshop of Michael Pacher Austrian or German According to legend, St. Margaret was imprisoned for refusing to marry the governor of Antioch. Satan appeared to her in the form of a dragon and swallowed her as she clutched a cross in prayer; she then ripped open his belly with the cross and emerged unscathed. The statue may have held a cross in one of her now-missing hands; the vanquished dragon lies at her feet. This massive figure probably came from the central shrine of a large polychromed altarpiece.. Saint Margaret. Workshop of Michael Pacher (Austrian or German, active by 1462/3-died 1498). Austrian. ca. 1470-80. Pine with metal appliqués, traces of gesso and paint. Made in Bruneck, South Tyrol, Austria (now Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige). Sculpture-Wood

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