Detail View: The AMICA Library: Head of an Angel (?)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1990.132
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Dates/Places:
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French; Paris
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Creator Name-CRT:
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French; Paris
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Title:
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Head of an Angel (?)
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1250
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Creation Start Date:
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1240
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Creation End Date:
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1260
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Materials and Techniques:
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Limestone, with traces of polychromy
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Dimensions:
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H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1990.132
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Michel David-Weill Gift, 1990
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1990.132.tif
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