The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Lute-playing Angel
made shortly after 1503
(Austrian)
Overall: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.)
Location: 111 German and Austrian Gothic
Description
This sculpture was originally placed at the top of the altarpiece of the high altar in the church at Nieder Lana, near Meran, in the South Tyrol (now part of present-day North Italy). The sculptor had contracted in 1503 to complete this altar within eight years for the payment of 1,600 gilders. Hans Schnatterpeck was originally from Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria. By 1478-79 he had settled in Meran where he operated the leading workshop in the area. This angel is a surviving element from his most famous work, the largest Gothic altarpiece of the Alpine region. Other elements survive in various public and private collections.- one of the angels from the church at Lana in the Tyrol, removed or sold during World War II; (Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin.
- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” July 25, 1960, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.orgCleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” November 3, 1960, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
- Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.340