Arch from St. Pierre at Aulnay

CultureFrench

Date1000-1200

MediumSandstone

DimensionsOverall: 45 1/2 × 127 inches (115.57 × 322.58 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number48-41

On View

Not on view

Collections

European Art

Terms

DescriptionTwenty-four voussoirs with alternating bird and acanthus leaf designs. Bird voussoirs are arranged in pairs, facing each other, with single voussoirs of acanthus leaves placed between the pairs. Two acanthus voussoirs are paired at the keystone.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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Provenance

Church of St. Pierre, Aulnay, France [1];

With Paul Botte, Paris, by July 11, 1930;

Purchased from Botte by Brummer Gallery, Paris and New York, stock nos. P7109 through P7133, July 11, 1930-March 29, 1948;

Purchased from Brummer Gallery by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1948.

NOTES:

[1] The provenance of this arch is as described in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archive, Brummer Gallery Records, Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, and Greek architecture and capitals, Object inventory card numbers P7109 through P7133. In addition to the 25 stone arch pieces, Brummer acquired an additional piece from Botte that is also described in the Brummer records as from St. Pierre (Brummer stock no. P7109a); it was sold to the Fogg Art Museum.

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