Jüngling (Stehender Knabe), 1945 – 1946

Title

Jüngling (Stehender Knabe) (Original Title)

Title Translation

Young man (Standing boy)

Artist

• Hans Mettel

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• figurative sculpture

Object Type

• sculpture

Physical Description

pine wood

Material

• pine wood

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

• nude

Main Motif

• man

Primary

• 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)
• 41D9 (showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude
• 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventù' (Ripa)
• 31A231 standing figure
• 31A25171 arm bent behind the back
• 31A2311 'contrapposto', 'Standbein und Spielbein'

Secondary

• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)