id: 140002 accession number: 1963.674 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.674 updated: 2020-11-04 20:58:59.056000 The Immaculate Conception, c. 1765. Assisted by Johann Peter Alexander Wagner (German, 1730-1809). Painted wood; overall: 43.2 x 30.4 cm (17 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Betty Mont and Frederick A. Mont 1963.674 title: The Immaculate Conception title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1765 creation date earliest: 1760 creation date latest: 1770 current location: creditline: Gift of Mrs. Betty Mont and Frederick A. Mont copyright: --- culture: Germany, Würzburg, 18th century technique: painted wood department: European Painting and Sculpture collection: Sculpture type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Johann Peter Alexander Wagner (German, 1730-1809) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 43.2 x 30.4 cm (17 x 11 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review (1964) opening date: 1965-01-01T05:00:00 Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 1-31, 1965). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1964: "Year in Review, 1964," CMA Bulletin, LI, no. 10 (December 1964), cat. no. 10. --- PROVENANCE Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Mont (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1963. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This work has been associated with Johann Pieter Wagner, one of the leading Austrian sculptors of the second half of the 18th century. Because of its small size, it was most likely either a model for a larger altarpiece or an object designed for private devotion. Gold serves as celestial decoration around the border and on the figures. The Virgin Mary stands upon billowing clouds held up by angels, a variant on the Madonna of Victory, which features Mary or Jesus holding a spear. Mary holds the infant Jesus, while trampling a serpent-symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. The holy child holds a bouquet of flowers, representing his ability to bestow grace, expressing the benevolence associated with the cult of the Immaculate Conception. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1963.674/1963.674_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1963.674/1963.674_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1963.674/1963.674_full.tif