Bracket or Corbel of a Seated Man

13th/14th century (Medieval) H: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) Citation Source image

This architectural detail is carved in almost full relief. The toes and a portion of the base are in plaster. The nose is broken, and the right hand appears to have been tampered with. The piece is said to be from the Chartres Cathedral.

Sculpture

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27122
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sculpture
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stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [as from the Cathedral of Chartres]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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style
style
Gothic
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