Ref: 3162
Exceptional wax relief
Christian Benjamin Rauschner
Provenance: From an old private collection, Bern
Literature: J. Lessmann, S. König-Lein, Wachsarbeiten des 16. Bis 20. Jahrhunderts, Braunschweig, 2002, p. 70 ff
Description: Exceptional wax relief
Frankfurt, c. 1790
Christian Benjamin Rauschner (1725–1793)
Signed lower left
Coloured wax relief on a glass panel painted on the reverse. A very finely crafted depiction based on an ancient model against a sky background. In a contemporary display frame with brass mounts.
Christian Benjamin Rauschner was baptised in Naumburg an der Saale. After completing his apprenticeship as a stuccoer, he travelled throughout northern and southern Europe. Rauschner was a sculptor and medallist, but was primarily active as a wax embosser. His numerous reliefs featuring motifs from ancient mythology or the Bible were well received by the public of the time
Frankfurt, c. 1790
Christian Benjamin Rauschner (1725–1793)
Signed lower left
Coloured wax relief on a glass panel painted on the reverse. A very finely crafted depiction based on an ancient model against a sky background. In a contemporary display frame with brass mounts.
Christian Benjamin Rauschner was baptised in Naumburg an der Saale. After completing his apprenticeship as a stuccoer, he travelled throughout northern and southern Europe. Rauschner was a sculptor and medallist, but was primarily active as a wax embosser. His numerous reliefs featuring motifs from ancient mythology or the Bible were well received by the public of the time
Exceptional wax relief