Figurengruppe, 1964

Title

Figurengruppe (Original Title)

Title Translation

group of figures

Artist

• Hans Mettel

Set

Entwürfe Verherrlichung Christi - Christus

Period Produced

• 20th century

Object Type

• sculpture

Physical Description

styrofoam

Material

• styrofoam

Technique

• carving

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Contemporary Art 1945-present

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Hans Mettel

Acquisition

Acquired in 1966 from the artist's estate

Genre

• sketch
• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Main Motif

• group of people
• area
• line
• man

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Peter (apostle)
• John the Evangelist
• Saint James the Greater

Primary

• 31D14 adult man
• 31A231 standing figure
• 49D32 line (~ planimetry, geometry)
• 49D43 prism ~ stereometry

Secondary

• 49D36 circle (~ planimetry, geometry)

Associative

• 11I71 persons from the New Testament (in general, especially groups)