Saint Firmin Holding His Head
Saint Firmin was a fourth-century missionary who became the first bishop of Amiens and the patron saint of that city. Here the saint is shown as if living while holding his decapitated head. This statue is said to have come from the destroyed bishop’s palace at Amiens.
Artwork Details
- Title: Saint Firmin Holding His Head
- Date: ca. 1225–75
- Geography: Made in Amiens, France
- Culture: French
- Medium: Limestone and paint
- Dimensions: 43 1/2 × 15 × 13 in., 238 lb. (110.5 × 38.1 × 33 cm, 108 kg)
- Classification: Sculpture-Stone
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 1936
- Object Number: 36.81
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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