Pomona
Statuette
ca. 1775 - ca. 1800 (made)
ca. 1775 - ca. 1800 (made)
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This statuette representing Pomona is made by Ferdinand Ditz in South Germany in the third quarter of the 18th century. The figure formed part of the decoration of the staircase, erected by Abbot Bonifazius Gessnet between 1754 and 1770, in the Abbey of Bildhausen, Unterfranken. Bildhausen, a Cistercian foundation, was secularised in 1803, and since 1914 has been in large part destroyed.
It has also been suggested that the present figure could represent a Sybil, probably the Libyan Sybil, who is normally shown with a garland of roses, and that there were more Sybils on the balustrade which have disappeared.
Dietz (1708-1777), was a German sculptor of the Rococo era. Ferdinand changed his name to Tietz. He was the second son of the sculptor Johann Adam Dietz.
It has also been suggested that the present figure could represent a Sybil, probably the Libyan Sybil, who is normally shown with a garland of roses, and that there were more Sybils on the balustrade which have disappeared.
Dietz (1708-1777), was a German sculptor of the Rococo era. Ferdinand changed his name to Tietz. He was the second son of the sculptor Johann Adam Dietz.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Pomona (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Limewood |
Brief description | Statuette, limewood, Pomona or a Sybil, South German, by Ferdinand Dietz, third quarter of the 18th century |
Physical description | Pomona stands cross-legged on a pedestal, her left forearm resting on a tree-trunk. On her head, a garland of flowers, in her left hand a wreath of flowers, she holds a fold of drapery in her right hand up to her breast. The drapery flutters about her form in stiff, angular folds. Figure, tree-trunk, garlands and pedestal are all painted in a light stone-grey. |
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Object history | Purchased from Dr. Heinz Steinmeyer, Munich, under the bequest of Captain H. B. Murray (£1034. 6. 0) and with Purchase Grant (£430. 8. 7). The figure formed part of the decoration of the staircase, erected by Abbot Bonifazius Gessnet between 1754 and 1770, in the Abbey of Bildhausen, Unterfranken. Bildhausen, a Cistercian foundation, was secularised in 1803, and since 1914 has been in large part destroyed. |
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Summary | This statuette representing Pomona is made by Ferdinand Ditz in South Germany in the third quarter of the 18th century. The figure formed part of the decoration of the staircase, erected by Abbot Bonifazius Gessnet between 1754 and 1770, in the Abbey of Bildhausen, Unterfranken. Bildhausen, a Cistercian foundation, was secularised in 1803, and since 1914 has been in large part destroyed. It has also been suggested that the present figure could represent a Sybil, probably the Libyan Sybil, who is normally shown with a garland of roses, and that there were more Sybils on the balustrade which have disappeared. Dietz (1708-1777), was a German sculptor of the Rococo era. Ferdinand changed his name to Tietz. He was the second son of the sculptor Johann Adam Dietz. |
Bibliographic reference | Lindemann, B. W., "Ferdinand Tietz - Probleme des kleinplastischen Werks", in: Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft, XXXVII, ¼, 1983, pp. 73-108 |
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Accession number | A.8-1957 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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