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Head of a Female Saint


Medium/Technique Fresco transferred to panel
Dimensions 37.4 x 27 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund
Accession Number51.1620
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings

Provenance12th-14th centuries, commissioned for the Church of Hagiou Staurou, Jerusalem; 1910, frescoes cut from walls, and purchased by Johann Georg, Prince of Saxony (d. 1938); 1938, by inheritance to the heirs of the Prince; 1951, sold by the heirs to the MFA for $900. (Accession Date: September 13, 1951)