Sculpture of a Young Man

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Van Nie Antiquairs
Van Nie Antiquairs
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Name
Sculpture of a Young Man
Measurements
Height: 94 cm, Width: 54 cm, Depth: 78 cm
Reference
VNAA181289
Techniques
Pastel
Colors
Red, Blue, Gold, Brown, Gray, White
Categories
Fine Art Sculptures
Materials
Polychromed and partially gilded wood Pastel
Styles
Baroque Rococo
Periods
Before 1600 Around 1700
Origin and period
South-Germany
Description

Enviroment of:
Ignaz Günther (1725-1775) was the foremost German Rococo sculptor
Johann Joseph Christian (1706–1777), a German Baroque sculptor and woodcarver.


Bareheaded and dressed in a coat with elaborately collar and cuffs, breeches and flat shoes, he is identified as a young man of the people. The dark pinned backwards curls framing his face and his pastel-coloured dress reflect the fashion of the period.
The expressive and sensitive soft body language, on bended knee and gazing with rapture heavenwards give the impression of devotion and ecstasy, perhaps a touch of melancholy.

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