Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010

Putto

Putto

c. 1760

workshop of Ignaz Günther

(German, 1725–1775)

Painted and gilded wood

Overall: 59 x 43.2 x 16.3 cm (23 1/4 x 17 x 6 7/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1961.413

Description

This charming winged putto reclines on a cloud, hands clasped in an attitude of adoration. It is probably a fragment of a large decorative scheme of a church, perhaps the Johanneskirchen near Munich.

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Collection: 
Sculpture
Type of artwork: 
Sculpture

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