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Heilige Brigida, Rijksmuseum (workshop of Michel Wolgemut, 1493)

Rijksmuseum collection record, read 2026-08-19

The Rijksmuseum's own collection record for "Heilige Brigida," a woodcut illustration inscribed "Brigida virgo," from Hartmann Schedel's Liber Chronicarum (the Nuremberg Chronicle), made in the workshop of Michel Wolgemut with Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, Nuremberg, 1493, appearing at folio 143v of the Latin edition. Object number RP-P-2016-49-83-1. The museum's own page does not itself say which Saint Brigid the print shows; independent reference sources place this Liber Chronicarum entry as Brigid of Kildare, patroness of Ireland, rather than Bridget of Sweden.

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Reliability Tier
1
The holding museum's own collection record for the accessioned woodcut. Its own inscribed title, "Brigida virgo," does not distinguish between the two saints of that name, so the identification as Brigid of Kildare is corroborated here by two independent secondary records rather than by the museum record alone.
Citation
Publisher
Rijksmuseum
URL
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Heilige-Brigida--b9d7820acc060fa884acca16ad8689dc
Source Type
Museum
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Associated With

Bridget of Sweden, Figures

This source names Bridget of Sweden directly: "patroness of Ireland, rather than Bridget of Sweden."

Source Heilige Brigida, Rijksmuseum (workshop of Michel Wolgemut, 1493)
Brigid, Deities

This source names Brigid directly: "own collection record for "Heilige Brigida," a woodcut illustration inscribed "Brigida virgo," from Hartmann Schedel's Liber Chronicarum (the Nuremberg Chronicle), made in the workshop of Michel..."

Source Heilige Brigida, Rijksmuseum (workshop of Michel Wolgemut, 1493)
Brigid of Kildare, Figures

This source names Brigid of Kildare directly: "place this Liber Chronicarum entry as Brigid of Kildare, patroness of Ireland, rather than Bridget of Sweden."

Source Heilige Brigida, Rijksmuseum (workshop of Michel Wolgemut, 1493)
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)

This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
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