Figure of a Carthusian Monk, Possibly Saint Bruno

late 18th-early 19th century H: 4 in. (10.1 cm) Citation Source image

This tonsured monk is represented kneeling. His cowl is thrown back, and his left arm is raised to cover his heart. A rosary and a crucifix hang at his side. The figure wears the distinctive habit of the Carthusians and may represent Saint Bruno, the founder of that strict ord...

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18797
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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