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Property from the Estate of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Rhode Island
FRENCH, LATE 12TH/EARLY 13TH CENTURY
Head of a magus or king
Details
FRENCH, LATE 12TH/EARLY 13TH CENTURY
Head of a magus or king
limestone, on a modern stand
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high on base
Head of a magus or king
limestone, on a modern stand
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high on base
Provenance
M.J. Schwab, Strasbourg.
With Galerie Charles Ratton and Guy Ladrière, Paris.
With Galerie Charles Ratton and Guy Ladrière, Paris.
Literature
R. Will, Répertoire de la sculpture romane de l'Alsace, Strasbourg/Paris, 1955, p. 89, pl. XI.
Comparative literature:
D. Berné and P. Plagnieux (dir.), Naissance de la sculpture gothique, 1135-1150, Saint-Denis, Paris, Chartres, Musée de Cluny, Paris, exh. cat., 10 Octobre - 31 December 2018.
Comparative literature:
D. Berné and P. Plagnieux (dir.), Naissance de la sculpture gothique, 1135-1150, Saint-Denis, Paris, Chartres, Musée de Cluny, Paris, exh. cat., 10 Octobre - 31 December 2018.
Exhibited
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture, 26 September 2006 - 19 February 2007, no. 32.
Brought to you by
Jennifer Wright
Head of Department, Old Master Paintings, New York