Artworks Catalogue

Location

Germany, Bavaria, Munich

Bavarian National Museum Munich (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München)

Artwork

Pair of Angels in the Bavarian National Museum, Munich

Type

Sculpture

Dimensions

Height: 89,5 cm, width: 55 cm, depth: 33,5 cm

Critical History

The pair of angels (1745/1750) was purchased in 2015 from a private collection in Munich (Prof. Dr. Peter C. von Seidlein). The inv.-no. is 2015/223 (height 89,5cm, width: 55,0cm, depth: 33,5cm) and inv. no. 2015/224 (97,5cm, width: 64,5cm, depth: 43,5cm). The numbers of the photos are D111181 (inv. no. 2015/223) and D111196 (inv.no. 2015/224).

Volk shows black and white photos of the 2 angels dated before 2nd World War on p. 21. 1

The website of the Bavarian National Museum is: www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de

Provenienz: Erworben 2015 von der Erbengemeinschaft nach Prof. Dr. Peter C. von Seidlein mit Mitteln aus dem Vermächtnis Harry Beyer

Standort: BNM, Saal 42-43

Construction / Execution

The right angel is kneeling on his left leg the other leg is pointing downwards. His right hand is lifted in a talking gesture, the left hand might have hold something may be a censer. For the left angel the function or better the position next to a tabernacle seems to be hard to imagine because of the position of his legs. He is lifting his arms in a gesture of admiration or honoration. The right wing of the right angel is kept near his body the left one is outstretched upwards. For the left angel the position is the same but vice versa.

The angels are carved by wood and have a polychrome painting layer. Volk says that the painting layer dates around 1900 and that there is another layer below.

Comment

The angels were restored in the workshop of the Bavarian National Museum in 2016/17: fixing of the polychromie, cleaning and retouching.

Images

1. angel inv. no. 2015/223
2. angel inv. no. 2015/224