Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.45)Sacred Art & IconographySaint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.45)Marble relief by Agostino d'Antonio di Duccio, 1459, Metropolitan Museum of Art 14.45Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.45)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/bridget-sweden-duccio-met-14-45.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.45). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/bridget-sweden-duccio-met-14-45Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-saint-bridget-of-sweden-receiving-the-ru, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.45)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/bridget-sweden-duccio-met-14-45}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA marble relief titled "Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order," by Agostino d'Antonio di Duccio, 1459, showing the Swedish mystic and founder receiving her monastic rule. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 14.45, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsSubject MatterDepicted SubjectWell-attestedBridget of Sweden founded the order shown receiving its rule in this relief, the Order of the Most Holy Savior, commonly called the Bridgettines, at Vadstena around 1344, on a rule she said had been revealed to her directly by Christ; unusually for the period it housed monks and nuns together in double monasteries, all under the authority of an abbess rather than an abbot. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order, accession 14.45 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsBridget of Sweden, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this relief names the subject outright, "Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order, accession 14.45 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Sources1. Saint Bridget of Sweden Receiving the Rule of Her Order, accession 14.45 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 14.45View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year