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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
localId
27122
label
Bracket or Corbel of a Seated Man
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27122
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Bracket or Corbel of a Seated Man
description
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.
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.
date
13th/14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
brackets (structural elements)
corbels
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
cul
Medieval European
med
limestone, plaster
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9e05958d5b219424