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Peter Flötner
(1485 - 1546)
La Cupidité
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée de la Renaissance, château d'Ecouen) / René-Gabriel Ojéda
Ecouen, musée national de la Renaissance
http://musee-renaissance.fr/
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Keywords:
Allegory (all)
plaquette
rectangle
avarice
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About the artwork
Title:
La Cupidité
Periods:
16th century
renaissance
XVIth century
Techniques:
lead (metal)
Inventory number:
DS10037
Detail:
Plaquette
Location:
Ecouen, musée national de la Renaissance
About the author(s)
Author:
Peter Flötner
Born:
1485
Dead:
1546
Country:
Allemagne
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Peter Flötner
, also Flatner, Flettner, or Floetner (born around 1490 in Thurgau, died 23 October 1546 in Nuremberg) was a German designer, sculptor, and printmaker. He was an important figure in the introduction of Italianate Renaissance design to sculpture and the decorative arts in Germany, competing in this regard with the Vischer Family of Nuremberg. He designed and produced work in a wide range of media, but "seems to have made only a modest living", unlike many of his contemporary artists.…
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