AT-00010742
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About the Artwork
The meaning of a small blindfolded child wielding a knife at an elderly couple is uncertain. Instead of a myth or historical subject, it more likely personifies an emotion.
Provenance
Herbert N. Bier (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952.
Exhibition history
Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Peter Flötner (German, 1485–1546)
- Date
- 1500s
- Medium
- gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.2 x 8.7 cm (2 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1952.460
More by Peter Flötner in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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