Johann Baptist Cetto (c.1671-1738)

• Was a Bavarian ceropist born in Mainz.
• The artist was attached to biblical subjects.
• With sublime craftsmanship, Cetto inserts highly refined figurines in past contexts, where ruins of ancient times, palms and trees lend an elegant sense of depth to the background.
• Performer of numerous masterpieces kept in the most exclusive wunderkammers of the time.
• Together with his son Nikolaus Eugelbert Cetto he was the protagonist in 2013 of a large monographic exhibition in the city of Tittmoning, in Bavaria.
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