File:French - Head of an Old Testament King - Walters 2722.jpg
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Head of an Old Testament King |
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English: Carved for the abbey church of Saint-Denis (outside Paris), this Old Testament king presented a model of sacred rulership for the French kings who served as the patrons of the monastery. The head, from a pier (column) figure on the building's west façade, was broken off during the French Revolution, when the royal burial church became a key target for vandalism. This head reflects a moment of artistic transition. The carver still works in the abstracted Romanesque style, but incorporates elements based on the observation of nature, such as the soft rounding of the face and the wavy curls of hair. Artists would continue to expland upon this interest in naturalism in the Gothic and Renaissance periods. |
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circa 1140 date QS:P571,+1140-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Middle Agesera QS:P2348,Q12554 ) |
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limestone medium QS:P186,Q23757 |
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height: 36 cm (14.1 in); width: 19 cm (7.4 in); depth: 21.8 cm (8.5 in) dimensions QS:P2048,36U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,19U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,21.8U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
27.22 |
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Place of creation | Abbey Church of Saint-Denis in Seine-Saint-Denis, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Exhibition history | An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton. 1967. Treasures from Medieval France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. 1966-1967. The Royal Abbey of St. Denis at the Time of Abbot Suger (1125-1151). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1981. Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 2006-2007. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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