Ferdinand Dietz

Lot 103: IN THE STYLE OF FERDINAND TIETZ (1708-1777), GERMAN

Name: IN THE STYLE OF FERDINAND TIETZ (1708-1777), GERMAN
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: da3903e549

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 08, 2010

Item Overview

Description

IN THE STYLE OF FERDINAND TIETZ (1708-1777), GERMAN PAIR OF ALLEGORICAL GROUPS REPRESENTING MUSIC AND ARITHMETIC gilt and polychromed wood Music: 33cm., 13in. Arithmetic: 32.5cm., 12¾in.

Artist or Maker

Ferdinand Dietz

Notes

These two wood groups are modeled after the Muses adorning the base of the Mount Parnassus monument in the gardens of Veitshöchheim, created by the Rococo sculptor Ferdinand Tietz (1708-1777). Euterpe is presented in the form of a standing flutist (whose flute is missing), while Melpomene sits and sings from a music manuscript. Mirroring this construction, Urania stands behind Clio who holds a tablet inscribed with numerals.

RELATED LITERATURE
B. Lindemann, Ferdinand Tietz (1708-1777), Weissenhorn, 1989, pp. 253-4

Auction Details

Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art

Sotheby's

July 08, 2010, 02:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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