Head of a Smiling Youth (Angel?) - probably Île-de-France, mid 13th century

Stone (sandstone) with minimal traces of pigment on the back, H. 30 cm (minimal restoration additions; the technical report of the consolidation and cleaning intervention is available)

Comparative literature: W. Sauerländer, The Fate of the Face in Medieval Art, in Set in stone. The Face in Medieval Sculpture, exhibition catalog (New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006) by C. T. Little, New York 2006, pp. 3-17, at 9-10; F. Joubert, Gothic sculpture in France. XII-XIII centuries, Paris 2008.