Head of an Angel (?)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1990.132

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MMA_.1990.132

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

Beauty and tenderness mark the irresistible appeal of this angelic head, which possesses both a precociousness and a playfulness rarely seen in High Gothic sculpture. The deeply undercut elastic and cascading locks of hair; the suggestive, tight-lipped smile; and the refinement of the surface help place the work at the forefront of Parisian Gothic sculpture, about the middle of the thirteenth century. The style of the sculpture and the type of limestone used suggest that this head comes from Notre-Dame of Paris, probably from its choir screen.

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Beauty and tenderness mark the irresistible appeal of this angelic head, which possesses both a precociousness and a playfulness rarely seen in High Gothic sculpture. The deeply undercut elastic and cascading locks of hair; the suggestive, tight-lipped smile; and the refinement of the surface help place the work at the forefront of Parisian Gothic sculpture, about the middle of the thirteenth century. The style of the sculpture and the type of limestone used suggest that this head comes from Notre-Dame of Paris, probably from its choir screen.

Description

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Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

European; French

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European; French

Creator Nationality

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Creator Dates/Places:

French; Paris

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French; Paris

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

French; Paris

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French; Paris

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Head of an Angel (?)

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Head of an Angel (?)

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

ca. 1250

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ca. 1250

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1240

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1240

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1260

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1260

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Limestone, with traces of polychromy

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Limestone, with traces of polychromy

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)

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H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1990.132

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1990.132

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase, Michel David-Weill Gift, 1990

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Purchase, Michel David-Weill Gift, 1990

Credit Line

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Copyright:

ors

Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

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