id:			135828
accession number:	1959.340
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.340
updated:		2025-02-11 12:06:42.291000

Lute-playing Angel, made shortly after 1503. Hans Schnatterpeck (Austrian). Black Forest balsalm fir with polychromy; overall: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1959.340

title:				Lute-playing Angel
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creation date:			made shortly after 1503
creation date earliest:		1503
creation date latest:		1511
current location:		111 German and Austrian Gothic
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	Austria, Tyrol, early 16th Century
technique:	Black Forest balsalm fir with polychromy
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Hans Schnatterpeck (Austrian)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story
	opening date:   1981-12-01T05:00:00
	<i>When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).

	title:		Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
	opening date:   1989-02-14T05:00:00
	<i>Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	one of the angels from the church at Lana in the Tyrol, removed or sold during World War II; (Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” July 25, 1960, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr0588

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” November 3, 1960, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr0640

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IMAGES

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