Putto "Allegory Winter", 1660-1670
ArtistArtus Quellinus d.Ä.,
Antwerpen
1609–1668
Antwerpen
MediumTerracotta
Allgemein66 (H) x 29 (D) cm
Status
not on displayThe two putti symbolise the seasons: Summer is presented as a female figure holding a bundle of grain, winter as a small boy holding a fire pot. Autumn and spring are missing. The entire group was presumably intended to be placed in a garden. The statues were created by the workshop of the Flemish sculptor Artus Quellinus, who was known for his portrait sculptures and figure decorations on large buildings. Quellinus՚ pupils in the 1660s included the young artist Gabriel Grupello, who was appointed court sculptor in Düsseldorf by Elector Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz in 1695.
AccessionAcquisition 1937
Provenance[...]; 1937 angekauft von Frau Maeschig, Karlstr., DüsseldorfInventory numberP 1936-155
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