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Portion of a Statue of a Bishop
(Renaissance Europe )
This stone statue was formerly polychromed. It is possibly from the tomb of St. Remi at Reims. The piece depitcts the Bishop of Langres who held the scepter at the ceremony of the coronation of the Kings of France.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/28/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France, Reims, Tomb of St. Remi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
27.289