# Female Saint of Starnberg

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GÜNTHER, Franz Ignaz](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Linden wood, height 21 cm

## Commentary

In France and Italy small clay models were fashioned as guides for producing large-scale works in marble and bronze. Clay and wax were also served in northern Europe as modeling materials, but sculptors there often turned to wood to essay ideas for life-size sculpture. The German predilection for wood as a sculptural material promoted its use in a range of sizes. The present wooden figure is a model for the so-called Female Saint of Starnberg, a key work from early in Günther&#39;s career, produced about 1755 \(Heimatmuseum, Starnberg\).

## Related artworks

- [Adoring Angel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/adoring-angel-r945e849d85b38a>)
- [Chronos](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/chronos-r9a8ef4df264cb5>)
- [Female Saint of Starnberg \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/female-saint-of-starnberg-detail-rab0dd2b0ef50dd>)
- [Male Saint](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/male-saint-r7e665217f6787b>)
- [Pietà](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/piet-r0128df16ce86b9>)
- [Pietà](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/piet-r3f6a01a0f83f4d>)
- [Pietà](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/piet-rc111d417abfbad>)
- [The Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/the-annunciation-rb904e9fbb2478b>)
- [The Muse Clio Writing History](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gnther-franz-ignaz-r06f22b257357d4/the-muse-clio-writing-history-rb94992155a35ba>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)