Head of a Bishop Saint
Although likely produced centuries later, this fresco fragment recalls fresco painting of the Byzantine period. The heavy modeling of the bishop saint’s face and hair are characteristic of earlier representations of holy figures on church walls. He wears a richly patterned tex...
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29303
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drawing
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
[Said to be from Thessaloniki [Salonika]]; Joseph Brummer, New York, October 28, 1923, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. 770, 771, or 772- sold together as lot]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, December 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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1
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import
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| style |
style
Post-Byzantine
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.325_Fnt_BW_C80.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.325_Fnt_BW_C80.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.325_Fnt_BW_C80.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.325 |
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