Beau Dieu d'Amiens

Sculpture

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Name/Title

Beau Dieu d'Amiens

Entry/Object ID

2009.12.11.b

Description

19th- or 20th-c. plaster cast of a 13th-c. (c. 1220-88) sculpture on the central pier of the west façade of Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens in Amiens, France. The cast of the Beau Dieu d'Amiens is split into three sections: the upper part of Christ, the lower part of Christ, and the canopy.

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Notes

19th- or 20th-c. plaster cast of a 13th-c. (c. 1220-88) sculpture.

Dimensions

Height

66 in

Width

26 in

Depth

23 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009