The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

ca. 1510

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on linden
Dimensions: Overall 60 3/8 x 54 1/4 in. (153.4 x 137.8 cm); painted surface 59 3/8 x 53 1/8 in. (150.8 x 134.9 cm)
Collection no.: 57.22
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Lucas Cranach the Elder. The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara — Lucas Cranach the Elder. ca. 1510.

Medium: Oil on linden. Dimensions: Overall 60 3/8 x 54 1/4 in. (153.4 x 137.8 cm); painted surface 59 3/8 x 53 1/8 in. (150.8 x 134.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1957.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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