There is certainly no doubt that Ackermann carved the putto cantilevers with his own hands, but the master evidently used the assistance of one of his helpers in carving the statues of Matthew and Mark. The statues of Matthew and Mark admittedly follow the characteristic contours of Ackermann\u2019s sculptures right down to their details, but a sort of peculiar dullness and superficiality characterises them. It hardly seems likely that Ackermann would have left the heel that extends out beyond the edge of the figure\u2019s base (pedestal) uncarved from below in its true anatomical form, as is the case with both the evangelists Matthew and Mark.<\/p>\n
A comparison of Matthew\u2019s two hands also supports the assumption that one of the master\u2019s assistants helped to complete the statue: Matthew\u2019s angular hand holding the book clearly differs from his other hand, which is streamlined and finely carved. Such a different style, and the fact that the finely carved hand\u2019s dimensions are too large in relation to the figure, lead to the idea that Matthew\u2019s beautiful hand had originally been meant for a different statue, presumably a woman\u2019s figure: as a rule, the wish to adhere to men\u2019s anatomy and to model muscles and swollen blood vessels is noticeable in the case of the hands of Ackermann\u2019s male figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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