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God the Father

God the Father

c. 1760
(Austrian, 1720–1795)
Overall: 141.6 x 104.2 x 35.6 cm (55 3/4 x 41 x 14 in.)

Description

Johann Peter Schwanthaler belonged to a renowned family of sculptors that produced works for religious and domestic settings throughout Bavaria, Austria, and southern Germany for more than 250 years. This imposing image of God the Father would have formed part of a larger group, probably at the top of an altar. The figure displays the characteristic features of Schwanthaler’s style, such as the elongated figural proportions, sharp-edged drapery folds, and the beautifully expressive, anatomically detailed hands.
  • said to have come from the vicinity of Lambach, Austria
    Dr. Kurt Rossacher (Salzburg, Austria), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.
  • Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review 1961." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 48, no. 9 (1961): 219-51. Referenced: cat. no. 6, p. 247 www.jstor.org
    "Accessions of American and Canadian Museums, October- December, 1961." The Art Quarterly XXV, no. 2 (Spring 1962): 69-98. Reproduced: p. 77
    "Annual Report for 1961." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 49, no. 6 (1962): 115-45. Referenced: p. 127 www.jstor.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” July 25, 1962, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Hawley, Henry H. "Eighteenth-century Sculpture from Germany and Austria." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art LI, no.1: 1-13. Reproduced: p. 20
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 149 archive.org
    Christensen, Erwin O. A Guide to Art Museums in the United States. New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1968. Reproduced: p. 177, no. 362
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 149 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 165 archive.org
    Baum,Elfriede. Katalog des Österreichischen Barockmuseums im Unteren Belvedere in Wien, Vienna, Austria: Herold, 1980. Reproduced: p. 642, vol. 2
    Ditner, David Charles. Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century European Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Thesis Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University, 1986. Reproduced: p. 388
    Achleitner, Helga, and Johann Peter Schwanthaler. Johann Peter der Ältere Schwanthaler, 1720-1795, der bayerisch-österreichische Rokokobildhauer: eine Stilanalyse. Ried, Austria: Edition Kössl, 1991. Reproduced: p. 179, pl. 215; mentioned: p. 178
  • Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).
  • {{cite web|title=God the Father|url=false|author=Johann Peter Schwanthaler|year=c. 1760|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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