Johann Wolfgang van der Auwera
Kneeling Angels in Adoration

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Kneeling Angels in Adoration
Datec. 1745–1750
PlaceWürzburg, Germany
MediumLimewood
Dimensions.1: 14 15/16 × 10 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (38 × 27.3 × 26.2 cm)
.2: 14 11/16 × 11 × 8 15/16 in. (37.3 × 27.9 × 22.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number74.59.1,.2
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
209 Nicandros Gallery
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ProvenanceEx-Collection: Dr. William M. Milliken, (former Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art).

Sotheby & Co., London, England, Sale of "A Distinguished Collection of Small Baroque Wood Carvings, formed by Dr. William M. Milliken," May 23, 1974, lot # 121. From there purchased at auction by the museum.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980 - 4 January, 1981.

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