HEAD OF A FEMALE SAINT OR VIRGIN

Description:

French, probably Lorraine, 1st half of 14th centuy
H. 35 cm
Limestone. Fragment of a full figure in the form of a bust. Worn, cracks, traces of age.
Belgian Private Collection.
Lit. J.A. Schmoll, gen. Eisenwerth, Die Lothringische Skulptur des 14. Jahrhunderts, fig. 45 (face), fig. 110 - the saints depicted there on the south portal of Worms Cathedral have the same, strongly wavy hair locks. Sculptors at Worms Cathedral were strongly influenced by East French, especially Lorraine work - as well as fig. 191