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Adoration of the Magi
Lost Art-ID
568441
Artist / Creator
Maulbertsch, Franz Anton
Birth
1724.06.08, Langenargen
Death
1796.08.08, Wien
Place of activity
Wien; Dresden; Innsbruck; Prag /Erw.-landschaft: Mähren Erwähnungsland: Ungarn
Title
Adoration of the Magi
Dating
1750 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Oil ; Canvas / painted
Height
69.00 cm
Width
89.50 cm
Description
In an ancient ruin, Mary sits with the Christ Child on the knees . To her right the group of the three kings with entourage. One kneels before her and points with the right hand at the child and with the left one turns to the viewer. The second king holds the arm of the Christ Child, and places his cheek on it. To the left of Maria is St. Joseph.
Inscription: back, decorative frame, in pencil "Property Dr. Martin ";
Provenance
1931: first reference to the oil sketch in an unknown private possession by art historian Ernst Goldschmidt;
Around 1932: owned by Henri de Ruiter, Vienna;
Between 1932 and 1934: sale and export from Vienna (stamp of the Federal Republic of Vienna);
From 1934: unknown;
Early 1940: Possibly in the possession of the gallery Almas-Dietrich, Munich;
Before 1952: according to pencil inscription in Karlsruhe private possession Dr. [Kurt?] Martin;
From June 1952: held by Dr. Benno Griebert, Meersburg;
29.6.1952: Expertise on the authenticity by Prof. Julius Baum, Stuttgart;
July 1952: Purchase for the Städtische Bodenseemuseum in Friedrichshafen
Literature / Source
Goldschmidt, Ernst: Maulbertschstudien. Zu seinen Altar- und Andachtsbildern. Wien 1931, S. 41; Benesch, Otto: Zur österreichischen Barockkunst (Kirchenkunst 4), 1932, S. 66; Garas, Klara: Franz Anton Maulbertsch. Leben und Werk. Mit Oeuvrekatalog geordnet nach Standorten. Salzburg 1974, S. 240; Dachs-Nickel, Monika: Einige Anmerkungen zur Motivgeschichte in Maulbertschs Frühwerk: Die vier Kabinettbilder der Epiphanie und der Schlüsselübergabe an Petrus in den Museen von Friedrichshafen, Langenargen und Opava. In: Hindelang, Eduard/Slavícek, Lubomír (hrsg.): Franz Anton Maulbertsch und Mittelauropa. Festschrift zum 30-jährigen Bestehen des Museums Langenargen. Langenargen/Brünn 2007, S. 59-77.
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