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Head of an Apostle
(Medieval Europe )
This elegant head from a statue is characteristically Gothic in appearance, with its symmetrical features and abundant, tight curls. Multiple layers of paint, traces of which remain, attest to the age of the head, which probably comes from the church of Saint-Pierre in Jumièges. When this church was rebuilt in 1332-35, up to fifteen pier or column statues of apostles and saints were installed in the choir, the eastern end of the church.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2006-2007 | Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
| 1981-1982 | Les Fastes du Gothique: le Siècle de Charles V. Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. |
| 1965 | Medieval Art. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa. |
Measurements
11 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 6 7/8 in. (29.5 x 20.5 x 17.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1917
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.350