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Head of an Apostle
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About this work
This detached head with deeply incised hair was likely that of a large, nearly life-sized figure of an apostle. It would have originally stood more than 6 feet in height and was gilded and painted. The head was formerly affixed to a halo carved from the same block of stone, and the head would have been slightly angled downward. Though its original context is unknown, the style is generally suggestive of sculptural programs in Toulouse during the early 1300s.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHead of an Apostle, c. 1325–1350. Southwestern France, Toulouse?, 14th century. Limestone, with traces of polychromy; overall: 36.2 x 24.2 x 20.4 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1960.170
