Bavarian National Museum Munich (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München)
Artwork
Two Reliefs with Puttis and Curtains Created for the Decoration of the Facade of St Cajetan in Munich in the Bavarian National Museum, Munich
Type
Relief
Critical History
The facade of St Cajetan was erected between 1765-1768 by F. Cuvilliés the Elder. I. Günther, R. A. Boos were also working in this project. The reliefs were modelli for reliefs made of stucco above the niches with the sculptures of St Adelheid and St Ferdinand on the facade of S. Kajetan (Theatinerchurch) in Munich. On each of the reliefs 2 putti are playing with draperies. They were executed without involvement of J. B. Straub. 1 The dimensions are: 29,9cm x 23,4cm and 30,2cm x 23,3cm. The inv. no. are R 7768 and R 7769. The no. of the photo is D18762. The link to the website of the museum is: www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de
Construction / Execution
The modelli/bozzetti are made in terracotta.
Components
Sculpture
Two reliefs with puttis and curtains created for the decoration of the facade of St Cajetan in Munich in the Bavarian National Museum
Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)
Completed: 1767
Material(s): terracotta
Images
Two reliefs with two puttis and curtains created for the decoaration of the facade of S. Cajetan in Munich in the Bavarian National Museum
Catalogue entry prepared by Rupert Karbacher
Recommended citation: Rupert Karbacher, Two Reliefs with Puttis and Curtains Created for the Decoration of the Facade of St Cajetan in Munich in the Bavarian National Museum, Munich, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 17/11/2025) URL
Sources and Bibliography
Peter Volk, Rokokoplastik in Altbayern, Bayrisch-Schwaben und Allgäu, Munich, Hirmerverlag, 1981
Bayerische Rokokoplastik. Vom Entwurf zur Ausführung (exhibition catalogue, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich 1985), Peter Volk (ed.), Munich , Verlag Schnell & Steiner, 1985
