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Door knocker (one of a pair)

Manner of Hubert Gerhard Netherlandish
ca. 1600–1625
Not on view
Hubert Gerhard’s workshop made a variety of similar bronze objects in the Mannerist style. He worked for several important patrons including the Fugger banking family in Augsburg and their various country estates creating monumental sculptural groups and fittings of great refinement.

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Object Information
  • Title: Door knocker (one of a pair)
  • Artist: Manner of Hubert Gerhard (Netherlandish, 1540/50–1621, active Germany)
  • Date: ca. 1600–1625
  • Culture: German, Augsburg
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Height: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.1559
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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