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Ignaz Günther

Ignaz Günther

German, 1725–1775

WA-00037530

Ignaz-Günther-Haus

Sculpture

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None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

13

Works in Collection

16

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1

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WikidataQ525374

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Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/ignaz-gunther
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Ignaz Günther was a German sculptor and woodcarver working in the Bavarian Rococo tradition.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 8d ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artworks (13)

Heiligenfiguur in pseudo-Romeins soldatenkostuum

Heiligenfiguur in pseudo-Romeins soldatenkostuum

depth: 10.5 cm, height: 41.5 cm, width: 17 cm

The Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception

1765 · painted and gilded wood

Overall: 78.6 x 34.5 x 19.2 cm (30 15/16 x 13 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1765 · Pine, painted white

7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 8-1/2 in. (233.5 x 174.5 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Putto

1755 · painted and gilded wood

Overall: 59 x 43.2 x 16.3 cm (23 1/4 x 17 x 6 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Male Figure

1755 · lindenwood

Overall: 95.3 x 65.4 x 31.8 cm (37 1/2 x 25 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Kneeling Angel

1755 · gessoed and painted wood

Overall: 83.5 x 39 x 23.5 cm (32 7/8 x 15 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1755 · Lindenwood, traces of gesso

10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (26.7 x 18.4cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1755 · Lindenwood, traces of gesso

9 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (24.4 x 15.9cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1755 · Lindenwood, traces of gesso

10 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (26.7 x 14cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1755 · Lindenwood, traces of gesso

10 x 5 1/2 in. (25.4 x 14 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1755 · Lindenwood, traces of gesso

10 3/4 x 8 in. (27.3 x 20.3cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Model for the so-called "Female Saint of Starnberg"

1750 · Linden wood with pencil marks

Overall (confirmed): H. 8 1/8 x W. 4 1/8 x D. 2 7/8 in. (20.6 x 10.5 x 7.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1740 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray brown, and pink wash. Laid down on paper mount with NILSON written below drawing now erased. Gold and black boardering.

12 1/8 x 7 25/16 in (30.8 x 20.2 cm.) (image)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

13 published of 13 catalogued · 5 with image

The Met
8 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published4 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Heiligenfiguur in pseudo-Romeins soldatenkostuum
1765 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Male Figure
1755 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Putto
1755 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Kneeling Angel
1755 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Immaculate Conception
1765 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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