大卫王头像

法国

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

人们曾经以为巴黎圣母院上的这些国王纪念雕塑代表了法国古代的统治者,于是在法国大革命期间这些雕塑被下令摧毁。这件作品在纹理细密的石灰石上雕刻而成,富有表现力的面部原本镶嵌有铅质眼睛。它来自巴黎圣母院的西立面,这一立面专门用于描绘圣母玛利亚的母亲圣安妮的人生及耶稣的家谱和早期人生,人们认为耶稣是圣经中大卫王的后裔。

Head of King David, Limestone, light fine-grained, French

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