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Saint Joseph with the Infant Christ

Statuette
ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This statuette, made in South Germany in about 1750, represents St. Joseph with the Infant Christ, the popular subject in South Germany and Spain in the 18th century. This statuette carved in limewood has been painted to imitate stone.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSaint Joseph with the Infant Christ (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
St joseph with the infant christ; Wood polychrome South German 18th cent
Physical description
Statuette of St. Joseph with the infant Christ in wood. Painted white but the edges of the drapery are gilt. The upper part of the Child has been restored and St. Joseph's head broken and repaired.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.5cm (Measurement taken at time of acquisition)
Gallery label
ST JOHN WITH THE INFANT CHRIST South German; about 1750 Painted limewood Purchased under the bequest of Captain H. B. Murray The subject of St Joseph alone with the Christ child was popular in South Germany and Spain in the eighteenth century. The wood has been painted to imitate stone. (1993 - 2011)
Credit line
Purchased under the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray.
Object history
Bought from Dr Hermann Burg, who believed the statuette to have come from the monastery of Salem, near Lake Constance.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This statuette, made in South Germany in about 1750, represents St. Joseph with the Infant Christ, the popular subject in South Germany and Spain in the 18th century. This statuette carved in limewood has been painted to imitate stone.
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Review of the Principal Acquisitions During the Year 1926. London, 1927. p. 8. fig. 8.
  • Cf. Sauerlandt, M. Die deutsche Plastik des Achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. München, K. Wolff, 1926. figs. 42-43.
  • Cf. Brinckmann, A. E. Barock-bozzetti. Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt, A.G., 1923-25. IV. p. 112.
Collection
Accession number
A.48-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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