Two exquisitely-carved boxwood-figurines of Saint Peter and Saint Nicholas
Bildhauerfamilie Schenck circle of
Lot-No. 940
Lake Constance Region, second half of 17th century. Glazed boxwood. Nicholas in the vestment of a bishop, in his left hand he holds a book with three balls. Saint Peter, his head down, is gathering his cloak in his left hand. Min. dam. and replaced. H. 18,5 cm and 19,5 cm. - The very exquisitely-carved figurines have a museum-like quality and are thought to a model altar or a family altar. Stilistically they point to the circle of the sculptors of the Schenck family. The head types are very similar to the reliefs of Saint Peter by Christoph Daniel Schenck (comp. exh.cat. no. 14 a. 43). The ballanced composition and the play of folds in the drapery point to the elder members of the Schenck family (comp. cat. p. 17, fig. 9/10) - The 17th century was the century of the small sculpture. Due to the Thirty Year's War there were no great commissions realised for large sculptures. Boxwood and ivory were now the preferred material that has been substituted by bronze and lead in the 18th century. Comp.: Exh. Cat.: Christoph Daniel Schenck 1633-1691, ed.: Rosgarten-Museum Konstanz, Sigmaringen, 1996; J. Rasmussen, Deutsche Kleinplastik der Renaissance und des Barock, Hamburg, 1975. - The sculptors of the Schenck family rank among the most important artists of the Lake Constance Region in 17th cent. The elder members Hans, Christoph and Hans Christoph worked mainly in the diocese of Constance. Johann Caspar Schenck worked as court artist in Vienna. Christoph Daniel Schenck at least, the sculptor of the archbishop of Constance, left a large oeuvre with small sculptures in ivory or boxwood as well as huge sculptures.
Bildhauerfamilie Schenck: Two exquisitely-carved boxwood-figurines of Saint Peter and Saint Nicholas
Bildhauerfamilie Schenck circle of
Two exquisitely-carved boxwood-figurines of Saint Peter and Saint Nicholas
Lot-No. 940
Lake Constance Region, second half of 17th century. Glazed boxwood. Nicholas in the vestment of a bishop, in his left hand he holds a book with three balls. Saint Peter, his head down, is gathering his cloak in his left hand. Min. dam. and replaced. H. 18,5 cm and 19,5 cm. - The very exquisitely-carved figurines have a museum-like quality and are thought to a model altar or a family altar. Stilistically they point to the circle of the sculptors of the Schenck family. The head types are very similar to the reliefs of Saint Peter by Christoph Daniel Schenck (comp. exh.cat. no. 14 a. 43). The ballanced composition and the play of folds in the drapery point to the elder members of the Schenck family (comp. cat. p. 17, fig. 9/10) - The 17th century was the century of the small sculpture. Due to the Thirty Year's War there were no great commissions realised for large sculptures. Boxwood and ivory were now the preferred material that has been substituted by bronze and lead in the 18th century. Comp.: Exh. Cat.: Christoph Daniel Schenck 1633-1691, ed.: Rosgarten-Museum Konstanz, Sigmaringen, 1996; J. Rasmussen, Deutsche Kleinplastik der Renaissance und des Barock, Hamburg, 1975. - The sculptors of the Schenck family rank among the most important artists of the Lake Constance Region in 17th cent. The elder members Hans, Christoph and Hans Christoph worked mainly in the diocese of Constance. Johann Caspar Schenck worked as court artist in Vienna. Christoph Daniel Schenck at least, the sculptor of the archbishop of Constance, left a large oeuvre with small sculptures in ivory or boxwood as well as huge sculptures.
