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Kneeling putto
Lost Art-ID
577853
Artist / Creator
Günther, Ignaz (Werkstatt)
Birth
1725.11.22, Altmannstein
Death
1775.06.26, München
Place of activity
München; Salzburg; Mannheim; Wien; Rott (Inn); Altmannstein
Title
Kneeling putto
Dating
1765/1775 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Wood (Lime)
Height
36.50 cm
Width
55.00 cm
Depth
18.00 cm
Inventory number
Pl.O. 2742
Description
Full round figure, calculated on an oblique view from below. The putto kneels, turning left, kneeling forward on a - no longer existing - sloping console. In the right hand formerly subject. Putto clothed. Tale light blue, lips red, hair brown, cloth blue, grainy, luminous pigment, weakly bound, probably spread on the binder azurite. Open junction at the back of the head. Marking attachment joints. Loss of the right index, middle and ring finger. Holes. Cloth not covered. Craquelés in incarnate version. Abrasion of the socket in exposed areas.
Provenance
1937 Siegfried Lämmle, München, eo GNM
Status
amicable settlement
Published since
Contact
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nürnberg
Kornmarkt 1
90402 Nürnberg
Germany
Phone
(0911) 13310
Fax
(0911) 1331200
E-Mail
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