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St. Augustine

Statuette
ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hiernle, Johann Caspar (attributed)
Place of origin
Mainz (Rheinland-Pfalz) (made)

This boxwood statuette is carved by an unknown artist in Mainz in Germany, ca. 1740. Inscribed on the back of the drapery are the initials I.C.H; this could be the signature of the sculptor Johann Caspar Hiernle (1710-1755), altough no other small-scale works are known by him.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
Woodwork
Object type
Statuette
TitleSt. Augustine (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carved boxwood
Boxwood
Carving
Brief description
Satuette, carved boxwood, St Augustine, attributed to Johann Caspar Hiernle, South Germany, about 1740
Physical description
Statuette in carved boxwood, standing on a base, depicting St. Augustine in a wide drapery. Inscribed on the back of the drapery are the initials I.C.H., this could be the signature of the sculptor Johann Caspar Hiernle (1710-1755), although no other small-scale works are known by him.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47cm
  • Base length: 15.24cm
  • Base width: 11.43cm
Marks and inscriptions
'ICH' (Inscribed on the back of the drapery are the initilas I.C.H.; this could be the signature of the sculptor Johann Caspar Hiernle (1710-1755), altough no other small-scale works are known by him.)
Object history
Bought in 1856.
Subjects depicted
Religion (Concept)
Christianity
Augustine (Saint)
Summary
This boxwood statuette is carved by an unknown artist in Mainz in Germany, ca. 1740. Inscribed on the back of the drapery are the initials I.C.H; this could be the signature of the sculptor Johann Caspar Hiernle (1710-1755), altough no other small-scale works are known by him.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1856. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 50
  • Die Bildwerke des 18. Jahrhunderts. Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg. Braunschweig 1977, no. 70, p. 123, 125.
  • Möller, Lise Lotte. "Krieg und Frieden, über zwei Barockbildwerke in Hamburg." In: Festschrift Hans Swarzenski, Intuition und Kunstwissenschaft. Berlin: 1973, p. 467.
  • Rasmussen, J. Deutsche Kleinplastik, Hamburg 1975 p. 119
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
2788-1856

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Record createdMay 15, 2008
Record URL
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