Grey photo of a carved wooden figure in heavy folded robes, head tilted, with an ornate crown-like crest above.

Carved wooden figure in heavy drapery

A grey-toned photograph of a carved wooden sculpture of a figure in deeply folded, heavy drapery, head tilted and hands raised near the chest. Above the head rises an ornate, crown-like carved crest, and the surface shows worn tooling and traces of age.

Artist: Bernt Notke
Date: c. 1500
Medium: Oak with traces of polychromy
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1338 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1505).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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