Head of Christ
Artist
Hans Memling, (School of)
Netherlandish, 1430 - 1494
Dateca. 1480
Place of OriginNetherlands
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsPanel: 4 13/16 x 3 9/16 in. (12.2 x 9 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 6 in. (18.1 x 15.2 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 6 in. (18.1 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.1
On View
On viewCollections
- European Paintings & Sculpture
InscribedOn frame: "TRUX," "38", several other illegible inscriptions.
DescriptionHead and shoulders view of Christ looking directly at viewer. Shoulder length hair and beard wearing brown shirt.Exhibition History"Medieval Art in Upstate New York", Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, 1974."Objects of Devotion", Hoopes Galllery, The Hyde Collection, Nov. 30, 2003- Feb. 29, 2004.ProvenanceMilch Gallieries, New York, New York, by 1930; purchased by Louis [1866-1934] and Charlotte [1867-1963] Hyde, Glens Falls, New York, 1930; by bequest to The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, 1952.
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
ca. 1645-50
ca. 1820
