Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Portrait of Saint Brigid of Kildare (Rijksmuseum, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493)Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait of Saint Brigid of Kildare (Rijksmuseum, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493)Woodcut, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493, RijksmuseumCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Portrait of Saint Brigid of Kildare (Rijksmuseum, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/brigidofkildare-rijks-rp-p-2016-49-83-1.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Portrait of Saint Brigid of Kildare (Rijksmuseum, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/brigidofkildare-rijks-rp-p-2016-49-83-1Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-portrait-of-saint-brigid-of-kildare-rijk, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Portrait of Saint Brigid of Kildare (Rijksmuseum, Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/brigidofkildare-rijks-rp-p-2016-49-83-1}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA woodcut portrait inscribed "Brigida virgo," made for Hartmann Schedel's Liber Chronicarum, the Nuremberg Chronicle, printed in 1493, showing a holy nun with hands folded in prayer within a flower chalice. Brigid of Kildare is remembered as abbess of Kildare and one of the patron saints of Ireland, associated with healing, poetry, smithcraft and hospitality, her feast falling on the day of the older festival of Imbolc. Held today by the Rijksmuseum.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsDepictsBrigid of Kildare, Figures Well-attested The woodcut's own inscribed title, "Brigida virgo," together with its placement in the Liber Chronicarum and two independent secondary records, identify the figure as Brigid of Kildare.Source Heilige Brigida, Rijksmuseum (workshop of Michel Wolgemut, 1493)tier 1SourcesHeilige Brigida, Rijksmuseum (workshop of Michel Wolgemut, 1493)tier 1RijksmuseumRijksmuseum RP-P-2016-49-83-1View 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