God the Father
This relief undoubtedly surmounted a large altarpiece towards which God's downward gaze and gesture were directed. The coat of white paint, imitating marble or stucco, may reflect official demands of greater restraint in church decoration (for example, the Bavarian electoral decree of October 1770). Elements of the composition are derived from the mature works of the 1760s by Ignaz Günther, the great Bavarian Rococo sculptor.
Artwork Details
- Title: God the Father
- Artist: Follower of Ignaz Günther (German, Altmannstein 1725–1775 Munich)
- Date: ca. 1770–80
- Culture: Southern German, Bavaria
- Medium: Pine, painted white
- Dimensions: 7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 8-1/2 in. (233.5 x 174.5 cm.)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1964
- Object Number: 64.239
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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