Heads of column statues

From the Abbey of Saint-Denis

Description

On display - room 3

Circa 1135-1140

High Middle Ages

Technical data

Queen of Sheba

Inventory number	Cl. 23250
Width	12 cm
Height	36,5 cm
Depth	21 cm
Original location	Abbey of Saint-Denis
Place of production	Île-de-France
Medium	Sculpture ; Stone
Method of acquisition	Acquired in 1986

Moses

Inventory number	Cl. 23312
Width	23 cm
Height	40 cm
Depth	27 cm
Original location	Abbey of Saint-Denis
Place of production	Île-de-France
Medium	Sculpture ; Stone
Method of acquisition	Purchased in 1988

Prophet

Inventory number	Cl. 23415
Width	23,5 cm
Height	41 cm
Depth	25 cm
Original location	Abbey of Saint-Denis
Place of production	Île-de-France
Medium	Sculpture ; Stone
Method of acquisition	Purchased in 1992

From one artwork to another

Stained glass from the Sainte-Chapelle, Samson and the Lion, Cl. 23723 © GrandPalaisRmn / Franck Raux

Stained glasses from the Sainte-Chapelle

1243-1248

Head of the king of Judah No. 6, Notre-Dame de Paris, Cl. 22988 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Heads of the kings of Judah

First half of the 13th century

Capital with trefoil leaves, Cl. 19559 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Four capitals (trefoil leaves, holly leaves, vine leaves, ivy leaves)

13th century

The “melancholic” Apostle from the Sainte-Chapelle, Cl. 18665 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Apostles from the Sainte-Chapelle

1243-1248

Angel holding the instruments of the Passion, Cl. 18762 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Angels of Poissy

Late 13th century - early 14th century

Small enamelled plate, Cl. 21386 © GrandPalaisRmn / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Small enamelled plates

Circa 1300