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Source Description
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 with a cross-shaped clasp, reflecting the way in which garments were fastened in the early medieval world, and suggesting his connection with Christ.
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Document identity
localId
37214
label
Head of an Apostle
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object
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Source metadata
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37214
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object
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normalized
title
Head of an Apostle
description
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 with a cross-shaped clasp, reflecting the way in which garments were fastened in the early medieval world, and suggesting his connection with Christ.
provenance
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.
date
14th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
frescoes
fragment
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.8
height
18.8
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9 x 7 3/8 in. (22.8 x 18.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Orthodox Eastern
inscriptions
[Transcription] Rectangular paper label on upper left corner of reverse (markings illegible); [Transcription] In pencil on reverse of wood frame: ""Athens""
med
fresco with possible oil paint restoration
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6640
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none
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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