Harvard Art Museums > 1949.47.71: Spandrel with Griffin in a Roundel Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Spandrel with Griffin in a Roundel (Unidentified Artist) , 1949.47.71,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 13, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/221552. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.47.71 People Unidentified Artist Title Spandrel with Griffin in a Roundel Other Titles Alternate Title: Fragment depicting a Griffin / Carved Limestone Fragment- Lion of St. Mark? (from Vezelay) Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date 1125-1150 Places Creation Place: Europe, France, Vézelay Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/221552 Physical Descriptions Medium Limestone with traces of polychromy Technique Carved Dimensions 25 x 71.5 x 16.8 cm (9 13/16 x 28 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Peslier, sold; [to Brummer Gallery, New York, 1930], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.47.71 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History The Medieval Sculptor, exh. cat., Bowdoin College Museum of Art (Brunswick, ME, 1971), no. 13 Linda Seidel, "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections: IX: The William Hayes Fogg Art Museum: I: Burgundy", GESTA (1972), vol XI, no. 1, no. 7, repr. Walter Cahn and Linda Seidel, Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections, volume 1: New England Museums, Burt Franklin & Co., Inc. (New York, NY, 1979), no. 7, fig. 138 Lore Holmes, Charles Little, and Edward V. Sayre, Elemental Characterization of Medieval Limestone Sculpture from Parisian and Burgundian Sources, Journal of Field Archaeology, Taylor & Francis (Boston: Boston University for the Association of Field Archaeology, Winter 1986), vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 419-438 Amanda Luyster, ed., Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece, exh. cat., Harvey Miller Publishers (London, 2023), pp. 306-307, repr. p. 305 Exhibition History The Medieval Sculptor, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, 02/12/1971 - 03/14/1971 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
