Saint Michael; The Mass of Saint Gregory; Saint Jerome
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
Central panel 6 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15.6 x 9.5 cm); left panel 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (15.9 x 9.8 cm); right panel 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (15.9 x 9.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William H. Herriman, 1920
Accession Number
21.134.3a–c
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite triptych, titledSaint Michael; The Mass Saint Gregory; Saint Jerome is a delicate oil-on-wood painting attributed to the Master of the Saint Catherine Legend, an anonymous artist from the late medieval Northern European tradition. Comprising three tiny panels—each just over six inches tall and under four inches wide—it likely served as a portable devotional object for personal prayer. The central panel depicts *The Mass of Saint Gregory a popular vision of Pope Gregory the Great witnessing Christ's apparition during Mass, symbolizing the miracle of transubstantiation. Flanking i...