Head of a Female Saint
Medium/TechniqueFresco transferred to panel
Dimensions37.4 x 27 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit LineM. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund
Accession number51.1620
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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)
Unidentified artist, Byzantine, 12th–14th centuries
Unidentified artist, French, 12th century
Unidentified artist, French, 12th century
Unidentified artist, Spanish (Castilian), 12th century
Unidentified artist, Spanish (Catalan), 12th century
1150–1200
Unidentified artist, Spanish (Castilian), 12th century
Unidentified artist, Spanish (Castilian), 12th century
Unidentified artist, Italian (Venetian), 18th century
Correggio (Antonio Allegri)
Unidentified artist, Norwegian, 14th century
Paolo da Caylina