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Annunciation of the Redemption
Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)
German (Bavaria)
About 1765–75
Object Place: Europe, Germany, Bavaria
Medium/Technique
Wood; pearwood
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 47.3 x 10.2cm (18 1/2 x 18 5/8 x 4in.)
Other (Virgin): 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Other (Gabriel): 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Other (Virgin): 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Other (Gabriel): 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession Number67.920a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionAnnunciation of the Redemption from Original Sin Polychromed pearwood. Modello for altar-piece on shaped green base with gilded leaf and dart moulding, 3 inserted detachable, carvings: Center, festooned green pillar, with Temptation in low relief on base, over gilded capital, clouds with bust of God Father holding Globe and wearing triangular halo, Cherub and Dove of the Holy Ghost. Left, seated reading Virgin in red robe and blue mantle. Right, Gabriel standing with upraised right arm, lilies in left hand, in green robe and red mantle. Both on voluted bases covered with clouds.
ProvenanceBy 1967, Dr. Kurt Rossacher (b. 1918 - d. 1988), Salzburg, Austria; 1967, sold by Rossacher to the MFA. (Accession date: October 11, 1967)