Description
The spout coming out of the breast indicates that this figure was part of a table fountain--a specialty of Augsburg artists. Her nudity and naturalistic proportions demonstrate the impact of Italian Renaissance art in southern Germany during the early 1500s.
Provenance
Private collection, England; Wildenstein and Co. (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.
Accession Number
1971.104
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 28.3 x 11.5 x 7 cm (11 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
