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Source Description
This figure is one of a group of works by an extremely talented but as yet unidentified sculptor called the "Master of the Furies" after his statuette of a Fury in Vienna. No "subject" is depicted but torment, expressed by the man's wild facial expression, elongated and outstretched arms, and writhing curls of hair, all characteristic of the master's later works, while the theatricality and exaggerated naturalism are more general qualities of German baroque works of art. The sculptor plays with the viewer's knowledge of ivory's inherently cylindrical shape and limited width by attaching auxiliary pieces of ivory to extend the figure's outstretched arms.
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Document identity
localId
27590
label
Tormented Figure
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
27590
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tormented Figure
description
This figure is one of a group of works by an extremely talented but as yet unidentified sculptor called the "Master of the Furies" after his statuette of a Fury in Vienna. No "subject" is depicted but torment, expressed by the man's wild facial expression, elongated and outstretched arms, and writhing curls of hair, all characteristic of the master's later works, while the theatricality and exaggerated naturalism are more general qualities of German baroque works of art. The sculptor plays with the viewer's knowledge of ivory's inherently cylindrical shape and limited width by attaching auxiliary pieces of ivory to extend the figure's outstretched arms.
provenance
Rodolphe Kann, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; George Robinson Harding, New York [date and mode of acuqisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1640-1650 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory, wood
creator_ids
15385
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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d0ea0da25ee9ac71