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Adoration of the Shepherds   Johann König (1586–1642)

Adoration of the Shepherds

Johann König (1586–1642)

c. 1630/32

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Die Anbetung der Hirten
Material/technique
oil on copper
Measurements
76 × 53 cm
Acquisition
acquired in 2011 by Prince Hans-Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein
Artists/makers/authors
Johann König
Detailed information
Inventory number
GE 2482
Signature/inscriptions content only available in German
Sign. unten links: Jo. König fecit.
Provenance
Elisa Freifrau von Hügel (1867-1952), Stuttgart, 22 February 2011 Auction Galerie Neuse, Bremen; acquired in 2011 by Prince Hans-Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein
Place of origin
Nuremberg
Iconography
Adoration of the Shepherds
Literature
Edgar Baumgartl, Gabriele Lauterbach, Kornelius Otto, Maler in Franken. Leben und Werk von Künstlern aus fünf Jahrhunderten, Nürnberg 1993

Gode Krämer, Ein neu aufgefundenes Hauptwerk von Johann König, in: Bärbel Kopplin, Christl Karnehm (Hg.), Pinxit, sculpsit, fecit. Festschrift für Bruno Bushart, München 1994, S. 130–137 , S. 132, Abb. 1

Günther Grünsteudel [u. a.] (Hg.), Augsburger Stadtlexikon, 2. Aufl., Augsburg 1998

Johann Kräftner, Die Schätze der Liechtenstein. Paläste, Gemälde, Skulpturen, Wien 2013, Abb. S. 207

Johann Kräftner, The Treasures of the Liechtensteins. Palaces, Paintings, Sculptures, Vienna 2013

Ausst.-Kat. Crown of the Alps. Masterworks from the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein, National Palace Museum, Taipei 17.4.2015–31.8.2015, erschienen Taipei City 2015, S. 240–241, Kat.-Nr. 88

Ausst.-Kat. Liechtenstein. 900 years of a ruling family in the heart of Europe, LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vaduz–Vienna (Hg.), National Palace Museum, Seoul 5.12.2018–10.2.2019, erschienen Seoul 2018, S. 359, Kat.-Nr. 190

Ausst.-Kat. A Jewel Box from Europe. Treasures from the collections of the Prince of LIECHTENSTEIN, TNC Procect (Hg.), Prefectural Art Museum, Hiroshima 18 September 2020–29 November 2020; The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo 12 October 2019–23 december 2019; Utsonimiya Museum of Art, Utsunomiya 12 January 2020–24 February 2020; Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita 6 March 2020–19 April 2020; Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo 2 May 2020–5 July 2020; The Miyagi Museum of Art, Miyagi 14 July 2020–6 September 2020, erschienen Tokyo 2019, Abb. S. 59, S. 208–209, Kat.-Nr. 22
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