id:			102360
accession number:	1921.1003
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1003
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:41.479000

Head of a Man, 1520–1525. Circle of Michel Colombe (French, c. 1430–c. 1513). Marble; overall: 14 x 12.2 x 8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather 1921.1003

title:				Head of a Man
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creation date:			1520–1525
creation date earliest:		1520
creation date latest:		1525
current location:		110B Late Gothic
creditline:			Gift of William G. Mather
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culture:	France, 15th century
technique:	marble
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Renaissance
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Michel Colombe (French, c. 1430–c. 1513)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 14 x 12.2 x 8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		Treasures of Medieval France
	opening date:   1966-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Medieval France</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture
	opening date:   2006-09-26T00:00:00
	<i>Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture</i>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (September 26, 2006-February 19, 2007).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1975:  Traditions and Revisions, cat. no. 56.', 'opening_date': '1975-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Metropolitan Museum of Art (9/26/2006 - 2/19/2007):  "Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture"', 'opening_date': '2006-09-26T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., Inc., New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Head of a Man." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>9, no. 1 (January 1922): 2-17.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 2; Mentioned: P. 4
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1925.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 18
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook_80839/page/n20

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 21
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1928/page/n25

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 180
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n43

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 73
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n97

	Wixom, William D. <em>Treasures from Medieval France</em>. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 332-333; cat. no. VII-20
	url:		https://archive.org/details/TreasuresMedievalFrance/page/n359

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 73
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n97

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 83
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n103

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