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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR64.20
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
One of pair of Hovering Angels
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 1750-1760
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Bavaria
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222994

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Polychromed wood
Technique
Painted
Dimensions
65 x 59 x 34 cm (25 9/16 x 23 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund
Accession Year
1964
Object Number
BR64.20
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Charles L. Kuhn, German and Netherlandish Sculpture, 1280-1800, the Harvard Collections, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1965), p. 32, cat. no. 84 p. 133, repr. as pl. LXXVI

Exhibition History

  • German Sculpture, 1500 - 1960: A New Installation, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/05/1984 - 12/31/1984
  • German Sculpture from the Permanent Collection, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 01/21/1986 - 03/10/1986
  • Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

Verification Level

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