Capital: The Life of John the Baptist
early 13th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueStone; foliated marble
Dimensions38.1 x 34.3 x 32.4 cm (15 x 13 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession number22.53
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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.
Unidentified artist, Italian (Florentine), 18th century
early 18th century
