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Head of a Male Saint


Medium/Technique Fresco transferred to panel
Dimensions 34.6 x 22.5 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund
Accession Number51.1621
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings

ProvenanceFrom the 12th-14th centuries until 1910, Church of Hagiou Staurou, Jerusalem (original commission); 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)