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St Joachim
Ignaz Günther
Munich, between 1765 and 1772
Limewood, polychrome
179,0 x 68,0 x 56,0 cm
Inv.-Nr. 55/168
Acquired with funding from the Kulturspende der bayerischen Wirtschaft in 1955
Galleries 42-43
These expressive figures representing the Virgin's parents came from a side altar of the former hospice church of the Barmherzige Brüder in Munich and are late works by Günther. The bodies, which twist complicatedly, have been meticulously executed. St Joachim's pious look of faith and wondering acceptance is effectively underscored by his gesture.
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