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Cupid as heart-smith (bronze statuette)
Lost Art-ID
569367
Artist / Creator
Vischer, Peter (der Ältere) (Vischer-Werkstatt, Nürnberg)
Birth
(um 1460)
Death
1529.01.07
Place of activity
Nürnberg; Heidelberg
Title
Cupid as heart-smith (bronze statuette)
Dating
1542 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Bronze) / cast
Height
10.00 cm
Width
4.20 cm
Depth
4.00 cm
Inventory number
Pl.O. 2764
Description
Winged Putto (Amor), sitting on a ball. In his left hand he holds a heart, the right hand is lifted, and led an arrow. Quiver. Casting on the right side. The backside of the head is hollowed out and taken by a leadpipe, which passes through to the screw thread of the ball. Outflow opening on the buttocks.
Provenance
1938 Franz Kieslinger, Wien, to GNM
Published since
Contact
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nürnberg
Kornmarkt 1
90402 Nürnberg
Germany
Phone
(0911) 13310
Fax
(0911) 1331200
E-Mail
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