Fragment of a Figure
With a water flask slung over its shoulder, this figure may represent Joseph on the Flight into Egypt or the apostle James the Great, patron saint of pilgrims. In this period, niches with figures of pilgrims ornamented the pilgrimage routes. The extensive use of the drill and the swirling drapery pattern are hallmarks of sculpture produced in Lucca around 1200.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragment of a Figure
- Date: ca. 1225
- Geography: Made in probably Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: Marble (Carrara marble)
- Dimensions: Overall: 31 3/4 x 13 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (80.6 x 35.2 x 19.4 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1957
- Object Number: 57.63
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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Biduinus
ca. 1175
Italian
ca. 1180–1200
Central Italian
carved 1000s, assembled 1100s or 1200s
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Guglielmus
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