Bust Reliquary of St. Louis, Bishop of Toulouse
late 1300s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Bust Reliquary of St. Louis, Bishop of Toulouse, late 1300s. Italy, Tuscany (Siena?), late 14th century. Wood (walnut) with polychromy, gesso and gilding; overall: 62 x 38.2 x 18.8 cm (24 7/16 x 15 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Albert van Stolk 2011.153 This small bust was hewn out of wood, but painted realistically. Its life-like accuracy gave the medieval worshipper the sense that they were in the presence of the beloved bishop Saint Toulouse.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- wood (walnut) with polychromy, gesso and gilding
- Medium
- wood, walnut, polychromy, gesso, gilding
- Dimensions
- Overall: 62 x 38.2 x 18.8 cm (24 7/16 x 15 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2011.153
- Credit Line
- Gift of Albert van Stolk
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 110A Italian Gothic
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