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According to popular legend, Saint Nicholas restored life to three youths who had been killed by a butcher and thrown into a pickling tub.
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Title: Saint Nicholas with the Three Boys in the Pickling Tub
Date: ca. 1500
Culture: South Netherlandish
Medium: Oak
Dimensions: Overall: 42 1/2 x 20 x 15 1/2 in. (108 x 50.8 x 39.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Wood
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916
Object Number: 16.32.193
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