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The Nasher Museum’s collection of European art contains over 500 objects from the early Renaissance to the Modernist period (c. 1400 – c. 1900).

Strengths of the collection include Baroque painting and sixteenth- and seventeenth-century prints and drawings. Object types include bronze and marble sculpture, wooden architectural fragments and decorative arts, metalwork, and panel painting, among others. Several works in this collection were also part of the original group of medieval and Renaissance period works acquired from the estate of Ernest Brummer in 1966 (see also the Medieval collection). Additional highlights include objects in alabaster and leather, as well as a full illuminated book of hours (c. 1490). Visitors are able to explore the Book of Hours online.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University owns more than 10,000 works of art. As part of its mission, the Nasher Museum created this online database to make its collections accessible to a wide audience. This is an ongoing project, so please check back periodically to browse new entries. Some data may change as a result of ongoing research.

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Half-Length Figure of a Saint
Greek
16th century–17th century
Fresco
1966.7.1
Reliquary Bust of Saint Andrew
Northern French
late 15th century
Oak, with traces of polychrome and gilding
1966.18.1
Saint Rictrudis
French
13th century–15th century
Polychrome and gilding on wood
1966.19.1
Saint John
Italian
15th century
Polychrome on wood
1966.21.1
Statuette of the Virgin or Female Saint
German
early 16th century
Polychrome, gilt, wood
1966.22.1
Statuette of Saint Cyriacus
German
early 16th century
Polychrome, gilt, wood
1966.23.1
Figure of Christ from a Crucifix
French
18th century (?)
Fruitwood
1966.24.1
Triptych of the Virgin and Child with Saints
Workshop of Embriachi
late 14th–early 15th century
Bone, wood, horn, and polychrome
1966.29.1
Triptych of the Crucifixion with Saints
Workshop of Embriachi
late 14th–early 15th century
Bone, wood, horn and polychrome
1966.30.1
Marriage Chest
French
15th century
Leather, wood, iron
1966.36.1
Terracotta Tile, with abstract decorative relief
European
15th century
Terracotta
1966.37.1
Saint Matthew
Spanish
16th century
Marble
1966.38.1
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