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Reliquary Bustcirca 1510

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Polychromed wood bust of a woman with wavy blonde hair and an elaborate gilded headdress, wearing a slate-blue bodice with gold relief trim
Polychromed wood reliquary bust in profile view, depicting a woman with flowing wavy hair, wearing an ornate gilded crown with intricate punched and carved decoration, and a beaded necklace; traces of original paint remain on the face and garment.
Polychrome wooden reliquary bust of a woman with long wavy golden hair, wearing an ornate netted headdress with carved floral and medallion details, pale painted complexion with slightly parted lips, and an elaborately incised bodice with beaded necklace.
Carved wooden sculpture, rear view, showing an elaborate headdress with raised circular bosses, beaded strands, and medallions atop cascading braided and flowing hair, all rendered in warm golden-brown tones on a rocky base.
Underside of a wooden carved object showing rough, heavily worn and pitted surface with a rectangular hollow cavity, a central split, and two paper museum accession labels.
Polychrome wooden reliquary bust of a woman with long wavy hair, wearing an elaborate gilded crown with rosette medallions and beaded border, with a beaded necklace and decorated neckline; traces of original painted surface remain on the pale face and shoulders.
Gilded wood sculpture, rear view of a crowned head with elaborately carved braided hair falling in long plaits; the crown features raised circular bosses, beaded borders, and medallion ornaments, with fine chisel work throughout.
Polychrome terracotta bust of a woman with pale flesh tones and gilded details, facing forward, with long wavy hair falling over her shoulders and an ornate bejeweled headdress; dressed in a low neckline garment with beaded trim and a small pendant.
Polychrome wood reliquary bust, upper portion of a female head with painted features and downcast eyes, crowned with an elaborate gilded and beaded crown; the crown's hinged top opens to reveal a small compartment lined with aged red patterned textile.
Polychrome wood sculpture, bust of a woman with downcast gaze, long carved wavy hair, and pale painted flesh tones. An ornate gilded crown with embossed medallions and beaded details sits atop the head, supporting a partially damaged red-painted cubic reliquary box.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Reliquary Bust
Place Made
Flanders, Brabant
Date Made
circa 1510
Medium
Polychromed and gilded wood with hinged, fabric-lined lid on top of head
Dimensions
16 1/2 × 15 × 7 in. (41.91 × 38.1 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
48.24.19
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Debaene, Marjan, editor. Borman: A Family of Northern Renaissance Sculptors. London: Harvey Miller, 2019.
  • Raguin, Virginia Chieffo. Stained Glass before 1700 in the Collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the J.Paul Getty Museum. Vol. 1, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. London: Harvey Miller Publishers for American Corpus Vitrearum, Inc., 2024.