Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Saint Stephen (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981.57.2a, b)Sacred Art & IconographySaint Stephen (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981.57.2a, b)Limewood with traces of paint, Hans Leinberger, ca. 1525 to 1530, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1981.57.2a, bCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Saint Stephen (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981.57.2a, b)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/stephentheprotomartyr-met-1981-57-2.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Saint Stephen (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981.57.2a, b). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/stephentheprotomartyr-met-1981-57-2Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-saint-stephen-metropolitan-museum-of-art, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Saint Stephen (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981.57.2a, b)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/stephentheprotomartyr-met-1981-57-2}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA limewood sculpture with traces of paint titled "Saint Stephen," by the South German sculptor Hans Leinberger, ca. 1525 to 1530. Stephen is shown in his role as the first Christian martyr, a deacon stoned to death for his faith, venerated across the Christian tradition as the protomartyr. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Medieval Art department, under accession 1981.57.2a, b.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source Saint Stephen, accession 1981.57.2a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsStephen the Protomartyr, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this sculpture names the subject outright, "Saint Stephen," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source Saint Stephen, accession 1981.57.2a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesSaint Stephen, accession 1981.57.2a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 1981.57.2a, bView 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