MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, French
(active 1120-1135 at Moissac)

The Prophet Jeremiah (detail)

1120-35
Stone
Saint-Pierre, Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne)

The figures on the sides of the trumeau of the south portal (not shown on the general view of the portal) are of exceptionally high sculptural quality. On the left (western side) is the apostle Paul, on the right (eastern side) the prophet Jeremiah. The latter, in particular, is the sculptural peak of the works at Moissac. The finely structures elegance of the head, with its long hair and beard, is the direct model for Isaiah in Souillac.