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Capital: The Life of John the Baptist
French
Medieval (Gothic)
early 13th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Stone; foliated marble
Dimensions
38.1 x 34.3 x 32.4 cm (15 x 13 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession Number22.53
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom the Abby Church of Saint Pons de Thomières, France. By 1908, Mme Marty [see note 1]. By 1921, with Demotte; 1921, sold by Demotte, through the Fogg Museum of Art, to the MFA. (Accession Date January 5, 1922)
NOTES:
[1] J. Sahuc ("L'Art roman à Saint-Pons-de Thomières," 1908) recorded this capital amongst others in the collection "chez Mme Marty," see G. Wright, in ed. D. Gillerman, "Gothic Sculpture in America," 1989, Vol. 1, p.11.
NOTES:
[1] J. Sahuc ("L'Art roman à Saint-Pons-de Thomières," 1908) recorded this capital amongst others in the collection "chez Mme Marty," see G. Wright, in ed. D. Gillerman, "Gothic Sculpture in America," 1989, Vol. 1, p.11.