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Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung)   Alpine region, first quarter of the 16th century / 1547

Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung)


Alpine region, first quarter of the 16th century / 1547

first quarter of the 16th century / 1547

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Halbe Rüstung
Material/technique
steel, wood, veneered in bone, engraved and blackened, hemp
Measurements
Total length: 65.8 cm, 56.0 cm chord length, weight: 3.2 cm
Acquisition
acquired in 1932 by Prince Franz I von Liechtenstein
Artists/makers/authors
Alpine region, first quarter of the 16th century / 1547
Detailed information
Inventory number
WA 4137
Signature/inscriptions content only available in German
bez./dat. an der Oberseite der Säule im Bereich des Gabelniets: 1547 und ausgekratztes Wappen
dat. hinter dem Schloss: 15.7
Marke: Herstellermarke auf der rechten Bauchseite des Bogens: Strahlen
Provenance
acquired in 1932 by Prince Franz I von Liechtenstein
Place of origin
Alpine region
Literature
Ausst.-Kat. Die Jagd in der bildenden Kunst aus Beständen der Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Gustav Wilhelm, Erwin Heinzle (Hg.), Palais Liechtenstein, Feldkirch 1971, erschienen Feldkirch 1971, Kat. 96

Johannes Ramharter, Meisterwerke der Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Skulpturen – Kunsthandwerk – Waffen, Bern 1996, S. 224-225 u. 298, Kat. 79

Ausst.-Kat. Die Jagd. Mythos und Wirklichkeit, Kunstmuseum, Vaduz 19.1.2007–28.10.2007, erschienen Vaduz 2007, S. 60, Abb. S. 46-47, Kat. 43

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. 345, Kat.-Nr. 151

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