SculptureFrench?16th century

God the Father

16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Painted wood

Culture

French?

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

28 × 35 cm (11 × 13 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Galerie La Reine Margot, Paris], sold; to Nanette B. Kelekian, New York (1966-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums

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