Hans Schnatterpeck / Lute-Playing Angel / made shortly after 1503

Hans Schnatterpeck
Lute-Playing Angel
made shortly after 1503
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Creator Name: Schnatterpeck, Hans
Creator Nationality: European; Central European; Austrian
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1550 - 1610
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Hans Schnatterpeck
Title: Lute-Playing Angel
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1503
Creation End Date: 1511
Creation Date: made shortly after 1503
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Black Forest balsalm fir with polychromy
Dimensions: Overall: 75cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1959.340
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
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.
Context: This sculpture was originally placed at the top of the altarpiece of the church at Lana, near Meran, inthe South Tyrol (now part of present day North Italy). The sculptor had contracted in 1503 to complete this altar within eight years for the payment of 1,600 gilders.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1959.340
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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