Fountain Figure of Abundance

c. 1530–40
Overall: 28.3 x 11.5 x 7 cm (11 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
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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

Fountain Figure of Abundance

c. 1530–40

Germany, Augsburg, 16th century

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