# Supporting figure from the base of a niche [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, French]() - Date: 1201-1250 - Technique: Stone ## Commentary The picture illustrates a medieval form of the caryatid \(a supporting figure of either sex\). The subject recurs in all ages, as the caryatid allows the sculptor to express the burden of humanity as he sees it. In this case the burden is carried by a round-shouldered and impoverished peasant. ## Related artworks - [Ambulatory capital]() - [Ambulatory capital]() - [Annunciation]() - [Apocalypse]() - [Apostles James the Great and Paul]() - [Apostles James the Great and Paul]() - [Apostles John and Peter]() - [Apostles]() - [Ascension]() - [Bearded Man's Head]() - [Capital from Nazareth]() - [Capital of a column]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()