Head of an Angel
c. 1750
Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer
Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (German, 1696–1770)
European Painting and Sculpture
Head of an Angel, c. 1750. Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (German, 1696–1770). Painted and gilded wood; overall: 48.1 x 64.3 x 23.6 cm (18 15/16 x 25 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.154 Part of the angel's wings are made more luxurious by the addition of gold paint, a process called "gilding."
- Maker/Artist
- Feuchtmayer, Joseph Anton
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- painted and gilded wood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 48.1 x 64.3 x 23.6 cm (18 15/16 x 25 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1989.154
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
- Exhibitions
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 214 Central and Northern European
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