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Crucifix, detail (ivory, height 65.5 cm);
Georg Petel, Augsburg, around 1629-31

Born in Weilheim, some forty kilometres south-west of Munich, the sculptor Georg Petel began working in Augsburg in 1625. He ranks as one of the greatest sculptors of his time and as one of the finest ivory carvers in Europe. This intensely expressive crucifix is modelled on a type invented by the great Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. The sculpture once belonged to the Palatine branch of the Wittelsbach family and has been on display in the Residenz Treasury since 1958.

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Crown of the kings
of Bavaria

 

Toison of the Golden Fleece

 

Reliquary of Emperor Henry II

 

Drinking game "Diana with stag"

 

Cross of Queen Gisela

 

Travelling set

 

"Henry Chalice"

 

Statuette of St George

 

Crucifix

 

Two small globes

 

Crown of an English Queen

 

Ornamental jug

 

Sapphire Cup

 

Pendulum clock

 

Ostrich egg cup

 

Ivory chest

 

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