Altarpiece with Relics
by Joseph Matthias Götz, 1735
Details
- Year
- 1735
- Medium
- gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper
- Size
- Overall: 165.1 x 108 x 20 cm (65 x 42 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)
Completed in 1735 by Joseph Matthias Götz, German work, dating to c. 1735–40. Made from gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper, it measures Overall: 165.1 x 108 x 20 cm (65 x 42 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.).
It's part of the collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, in the European Painting and Sculpture department. The museum offers free admission and makes its collection available through an open-access program with CC0 images.
