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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's career, produced about 1755 (Heimatmuseum, Starnberg).
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