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Saint Barbara
Lost Art-ID
208781
Artist / Creator
Title
Saint Barbara
Dating
1645-1656
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Wood (Boxwood) / carved ; polished
Measures
8 cm Höhe ohne Sockel
Height
10.00 cm
Width
3.70 cm
Inventory number
K 254
Description
Statuette of St. Barbara, carved from boxwood; the figure has laid her right hand on the crenellations of the tower which stands next to her; her left arm is completely covered by her cloak; she turns her head to the left, away from the tower and the king; his lifeless eyes are deeply set into a haggard face; she stands, reposing and smiling contemplatively, facing the viewer; counterpart to K253.
Provenance
In 2000, the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne, which had acquired the sculptures from private ownership in 1970 without knowledge of the former provenance of the Gotha collection, returned them to the Schlossmuseum Gotha.
Status
restituted
Literature / Source
Inventar 1830, fol. 13v, Nr. 18; Inventar 1858, Bd. 1, Kap. XXXV, Nr. 7; Aldenhoven Plastik, Holz Nr. 53
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Ronny Licht
Position
Provenienzforscher
Phone
+49 (0) 3621-82 34 329
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