Artworks Catalogue

Location

Germany, Bavaria, Munich

Munich Bavarian National Museum (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München)

Artwork

The bozzetti with a book and a fish for the high altar of St Michael in Berg am Laim in Munich, Bavarian National Museum in Munich

Type

Sculpture

Critical History

The bozzetti are created as studies for the 2 sculptures in "child-size"on both sides of the highaltar of St Michael in Berg am Laim which are attributed to the sculptures of the archangels Raphael (right) and Gabriel (left) in lifesize. The putto with the book is kneeling on a console with two levels his right hand moves to his breast in a devotional gesture his left hand holds a opened book. A cloth is hiding the hips and falling to the right side of the sculpture. From the backside of the head is falling a small onto the left shoulder (is attributed to Raphael) 11,5cm high. The putto with the fish is seems to sit on his right leg. His left leg is pointing straight forward on the lower level of the console. The putto is holding with both hands the fish which is openening widely his mouth. The putto wears a wide brimmed hat. A small cloth is hiding his hips (is attributed to Gabriel) 10cm high.1

The inv. no. are Ker. 4119 and 4120. The photos have the numbers D 71414 and D 71413.

The link to the website of the museum is: www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de

Construction / Execution

Both bozzetti are made by terracotta and have a monochrome layer looking like copper.

Components

Sculpture

The bozzetti with a book and a fish for the highaltar of St Michael in Berg am Laim in Munich, Bavarian National Museum in Munich

Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)

Completed: 1766 – 1767

Material(s): terracotta

Images

1. the bozzetto with a fish for the highaltar of St Michael Berg am Laim in Munich
2. The bozzetto with a book fo the highaltar of St Michael Berg am Laim in Munich