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Fountain Figure of Abundance

c. 1530–40

Germany, Augsburg, 16th century

Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 28.3 x 11.5 x 7 cm (11 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.104
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Location
Not on view
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Description

The spout coming out of the breast indicates that this figure was part of a table fountain--a specialty of Augsburg artists. Her nudity and naturalistic proportions demonstrate the impact of Italian Renaissance art in southern Germany during the early 1500s.

Fountain Figure of Abundance

c. 1530–40

Germany, Augsburg, 16th century

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