id:			149040
accession number:	1977.181
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.181
updated:		2022-01-04 16:51:09.194000

Head of a Prophet, c. 1300-1325. Workshop of Giovanni Pisano (Italian, c. 1240-c. 1320). Marble; overall: 31.8 x 18.6 x 13.4 cm (12 1/2 x 7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1977.181

title:				Head of a Prophet
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creation date:			c. 1300-1325
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1325
current location:		106B Romanesque & Gothic Sculpture
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	Italy, Siena, 14th century
technique:	marble
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Giovanni Pisano (Italian, c. 1240-c. 1320)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 31.8 x 18.6 x 13.4 cm (12 1/2 x 7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

* Metropolitan Museum of Art (9/26/2006 - 2/19/2007):  "Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture"

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PROVENANCE

	Royal Würtemberg Collections, said to have been given by King William I (1816-1864) to Würtembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart; Mertz Bank of Hamburg; Dr. Salb, Hamburg; private collection; (Heim Gallery, London).
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wall description: 
This head exhibits many of the characteristics of the style associated with the workshop of Giovanni Pisano. These are particularly noteworthy in the sensitive carving of the haunting face and its strikingly drilled beard. The head compares favorably to the sculpture made while Giovanni was master of works at Siena Cathedral (1285-97). Recent research suggests that it may once have belonged to a full-length Old Testament prophet looming on the exterior of Siena Cathedral.
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