Figure of a King

Unknown

1300–1325 · Oak, paint, gilt · The Cloisters

The identity of this idealized young king is unknown because the attribute he once held in his hands has been lost. He may have represented the youngest of the Three Magi, who enjoyed particular veneration as early witnesses of Christ's divinity. Stylistic similarities with sculptures preserved at leau and Ypres suggest that the figure was made in the South Lowlands.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1300–1325

Medium

Oak, paint, gilt

Culture

South Netherlandish

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1952