Panel from a Choir Stall (c. 1330–1340): Art, History and Details

Panel from a Choir Stall (c. 1330–1340) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The large panel shown here was probably the end panel of a stall that faced another across the choir of a Gothic church. The panel is carved with the figure of St. Francis of Assisi kneeling in prayer and receiving the stigmata. Two standing figures also appear on this panel: a nun at the left (perhaps St. Claire) and a female martyr at the right. Below is St. Michael and the dragon.

Object facts

• Title: Panel from a Choir Stall
• Date: c. 1330–1340
• Culture: Spain, Catalonia, Monastery of Pedralbes, 14th century
• Type: Furniture and woodwork
• Technique: walnut
• Dimensions: Overall: 295.8 x 59.1 x 5.8 cm (116 7/16 x 23 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
• Collection: MED - Gothic
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1971.270.a

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

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