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Cleveland Museum of Art140002portraitJohann Peter Alexander Wagner (German, 1730–1809)c. 1765CC0cma sacred-art portraits objects-with-gravity sacred art objects with gravity madonna child angels sculpture relief religious art christian art baroque white gold blue patron saint devotion italian art carved wood painting ornate the immaculate conceptionJohann Peter Alexander Wagner (German, 1730–1809) c. 1765 Germany, Würzburg, 18th century painted wood Sculpture European ReligiousSacred & Devotional Faces in Time Objects with Gravity
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The Immaculate Conception by Johann Peter Alexander Wagner (German, 1730–1809) (c. 1765). Gift of Mrs. Betty Mont and Frederick A. Mont Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.674
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This work has been associated with Johann Pieter Wagner, one of the leading Austrian sculptors of the second half of the 18th century. Because of its small size, it was most likely either a model for a larger altarpiece or an object designed for private devotion. Gold serves as celestial decoration around the border and on the figures. The Virgin Mary stands upon billowing clouds held up by angels, a variant on the Madonna of Victory, which features Mary or Jesus holding a spear. Mary holds the infant Jesus, while trampling a serpent-symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. The holy child holds a bouquet of flowers, representing his ability to bestow grace, expressing the benevolence associated with the cult of the Immaculate Conception.
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A sculpted Madonna and Child, flanked by two cherubic angels, is depicted on a painted blue and gold panel.
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