Gothic Ivories Project | Relief (appliqué) (Front)

Standing king dressed as a monk (saint Louis?); blessing gesture; brooch in the shape of a shield with the coat of arms of Castile; crown; knotted belt.

Schenkluhn 1987 and Museum's opinion 2012: 19th century, in the manner of Italian works of the 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy.

Reverse
Curved. Concave. Back dyed reddish-brown, with black illegible inscription.
Inscriptions: 'm:IHS', 'N', 'D'.

Object Condition
Shrinkage cracks on front and back. The crown is a separate piece, attached from below.The two blessing fingers were completed in 1914.Two drill holes in the base, under the two feet.
Missing: the top and bottom of the staff held in the left hand.

Provenance
Acquired from Dr L. Pollack, Rome, in 1913.

Bibliography
Städtische Galerie. Kurzes Verzeichnis der Bildwerke in der Skulpturensammlung im Liebieghaus (Frankfurt am Main, 1909), p. 53, no. 306.
Städtische Galerie. Verzeichnis der Bildwerke in der Skulpturensammlung im Liebieghaus (Frankfurt am Main, 1910), p. 60, no. 306.
Städtische Galerie zu Frankfurt am Main. Skulpturensammlung im Liebieghaus. Kurzes Verzeichnis der Bildwerke (Frankfurt am Main, 1915), p. 54, no. 911.
Städtische Galerie zu Frankfurt am Main. Skulpturensammlung im Liebieghaus. Kurzes Verzeichnis der Bildwerke (Frankfurt am Main, 1930), p. 55, no. 306.
W. Schenkluhn, Liebieghaus - Museum Alter Plastik. Nachantike Kleinplastische Bildwerke, vol. I: Mittelalter. 11. Jahrhundert bis 1530/40 (Melsungen, 1987), no. 144, pp. 234-236.

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