King Clothar II and an Attendant

ca. 1500–1525

Not on view

This elegant late Gothic relief of Clothar II (d. 629), Merovingian king of the Franks, is part of a scene from a dismantled retable, still in the church of Recloses, in which he receives two gold saddles from the reknowned goldsmith Saint EIoi, or Eligius.

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Title: King Clothar II and an Attendant
Date: ca. 1500–1525
Culture: French
Medium: Oak, painted
Dimensions: Overall: 21 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 5 in. (54.6 x 19.4 x 12.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Wood
Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.189
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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