# Head of the effigy of Philip IV the Fair [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, French]() - Date: 1301-1350 - Technique: Stone ## Commentary This is a detail of the effigy of Philip IV the Fair \(Philippe IV le Bel \)who died in 1314. The monument was ordered in 1327. This head with its long thin lips and broadly splayed nose has a definite character of its own and marks the beginnings of serious portraiture. ## 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]()