Altarpiece with Relics - Putto with Ewer, upper left
| Title | Altarpiece with Relics - Putto with Ewer, upper left |
|---|---|
| Artist | Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760) |
| Date | c. 1735–40 18th century |
| Medium | gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Germany, Bavaria, 18th century Germany |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Altarpiece with Relics - Putto with Ewer, upper left, c. 1735–40. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.c |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Altarpiece with Relics - Putto with Ewer, upper left” is a work by Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), dated c. 1735–40. It is executed in gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper and classified as sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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