Head of a Male Saint
Medium/TechniqueFresco transferred to panel
Dimensions34.6 x 22.5 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineM. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund
Accession number51.1621
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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)
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