Angel playing the lute

Schnatterpeck, Hans (active 1478-1540)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
after 1503
Height:
75.0 cm  (29 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
Black Forest balsalm fir with polychromy

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1959.340]

Description

A standing angel plays a lute. The hand approaches the strings from the end of the instrument and is parallel to the strings. No pegs are visible; there are approximately six courses.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2159