Southern Germany, after models by Peter Flötner (1485-1546) - Lot 39

Southern Germany, after models by Peter Flötner (1485-1546) created around 1535, 16th or 17th century cast. Two gilded bronze plaques, one representing the Temptation of Faith and the other the Allegory of Jealousy (?). The Temptation of Faith: Faith, personified by a young woman seated in the foreground, is subjected to the temptations of several fantastic creatures appearing around her. L'Allégorie de la Jalousie (?): in a landscape with village ramparts and mountain, a blindfolded child brandishes a knife at an elderly couple. Expert : Cabinet Fligny, Paris. Height: 9 cm - Width: 10 cm Height: 6 cm - Width: 9 cm In wooden frames These are two interesting plates based on compositions by Peter Flötner, a South German sculptor who began his apprenticeship in Augsburg and died in Nuremberg. He left a number of drawings that inspired silversmiths and craftsmen well into the 17th century. Particularly rare is the Allegory of Jealousy plaque, the exact meaning of which is still unclear. One example is in the Cleveland Museum (inv. John L. Severance Fund 1952.460). Book consulted: I. Weber, Deutsche, Niederländische und Französische Renaissanceplaketten 1530-1650, Munich, 1975, table 9, cat. 38. Expert: Cabinet Fligny, Paris.