File:Clevelandart 1966.18.jpg
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Summary
Kneeling Angel
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| Artist |
Ignaz Günther |
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| Title |
Kneeling Angel |
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| Description |
This angel, and another now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, were probably originally placed on either side of a tabernacle—a structure designed to hold the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist—on an altar in a Christian church or private chapel. The angels would originally have had wings, and the now plain surface of the sculpture would have been painted or gilded. Ignaz Günther was among the most sought-after carvers of religious sculpture in southern Germany. His virtuoso skill is particularly evident here in the angel’s pious expression and elegantly formed hands and feet. |
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| Date | 1755 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Gessoed and painted wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 83.5 x 39 x 23.5 cm (32 7/8 x 15 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Painting and Sculpture |
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| Accession number |
1966.18 |
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| Place of creation | Germany, Munich, 18th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 09:21, 21 January 2019 | | 2,203 × 3,400 (3.35 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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