Head of an Old Testament King
Carved for the abbey church of Saint-Denis (outside Paris), this Old Testament king presented a model of sacred rulership for the French kings who served as the patrons of the monastery. The head, from a pier (column) figure on the building's west façade, was broken off durin...
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20152
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sculpture
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normalized
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Raoul Heilbronner, Paris; Dikran Kelekian, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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8
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import
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Gothic
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_27.22_Fnt_DD_T06.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_27.22_Fnt_DD_T06.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_27.22_Fnt_DD_T06.jpg |
| imageCount | 8 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.22 |
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