Head of a Cleric from a Tomb Effigy

Unknown

1450–60 · Red sandstone · Medieval Art

The identity of this remarkably realistic portrait is not known, but the shaved head (tonsure) indicates that a priest or a monk is represented. The supposed Moyenmoutier origin and similar sculptures in Basel and the Upper Rhine region suggest a creative, itinerant carver working in eastern France.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1450–60

Medium

Red sandstone

Culture

French

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1947