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Altarpiece with Relics

Altarpiece with Relics

c. 1735–40

Description

Götz covers every surface in gold leaf, giving each part of the object equal importance, rather than simply framing a central picture. In this distinctively Central European approach, figural narrative is subordinate to the overall ensemble. Götz designed this object to rest on top of an altar, probably in front of a larger painted or sculpted decorative scheme. The work contains relics seen through the small windows on the perimeter. These small remains of holy figures demonstrate the persistence of a medieval Catholic tradition well into the 1700s.
  • Private collection, Styria, Austria
    -1964
    Dr. Kurt Rossacher (1918-1988), Salzburg, Austria, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1964-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 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
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    Baum, Elfriede. Katalog des Österreichischen Barockmuseums im Unteren Belvedere in Wien. Vienna, Austria: Herold, 1980. Reproduced: p. 103
    Heisig, Alexander. Joseph Matthias Götz: (1696-1760) : Barockskulptur in Bayern und Österreich. Regensburg, Germany: Schnell + Steiner, 2004. Reproduced: p. 348-349
    Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 191
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