Head of an Apostle

14th century

18.8 cm 22.8 cm

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This fresco fragment, perhaps from Salonika (modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece), depicts the commanding figure of an Apostle. The figure’s face, hair, and draped garment all exhibit dynamic modeling, lending him an imposing presence. The Apostle’s robe is pinned at the shoulder...

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Theodoros A. Zoumboulakis, Athens [date and mode of aquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York, December 6, 1924, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, January 9, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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