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Elisha Increases the Widow's Oil   Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783)

Elisha Increases the Widow's Oil

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783)

1770

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Eliseus mehrt das Öl der Witwe
Material/technique
tin-lead alloy
Measurements
172.8 cm
Acquisition
acquired in 1770 by Duchess Maria Theresia von Savoyen-Liechtenstein
Currently exhibited
Garden Palace, permanent presentation
Artists/makers/authors
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Detailed information
Inventory number
SK 905
Provenance
acquired in 1770 by Duchess Maria Theresia von Savoyen-Liechtenstein
Iconography
Elisa increases the oil of the widow
Literature
Maria Pötzl-Malikova, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Wien–München 1982, Abb. S. 34-35, 231, Nr. 32 und 127-128, Dok. 10

H.R. Füessli, Annalen der bildenden Kunst für die österreichischen Staaten 1802, Abb. S. 35, Anm. 7

C. Bodenstein, 100 Jahre Kunstgeschichte Wiens 1788-1888, Wien 1888, Abb. S. 62

Hans Tietze, Berühmte Kunststätten, Bd. 67, Bd. Bd. 67, Leipzig 1918, Abb. S. 230

M. Poch-Kalous, Johann Martin Fischer und sein Klassizismus, Diss. Wien 1940, Abb. S. 33 u. 59f.

Dehio, Wien und Niederdonau, 2. Aufl., Wien 1941, Abb. S. 74

P. Pötschner, Der Brunnen im Hof des savoyenschen Damenstiftes in Wien, in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kunst und Denkmalpflege 35 1981, Abb. S. 96-103

Ausst.-Kat. Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Bradford D. Kelleher (Hg.), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 26.10.1985–1.5.1986, erschienen New York 1985, S. 28-30, Kat. 19

Johann Kräftner, Andrea Stockhammer, Liechtenstein Museum Wien. Le Collezioni, München 2004, S. 95, Abb. S. 92-93, Kat. 8

Johann Kräftner, Andrea Stockhammer, Liechtenstein Museum Vienna. The Collections, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), München–Berlin–London–New York 2004, S. 95, Abb. S. 92-93, Kat. 8

Johann Kräftner, Andrea Stockhammer, Liechtenstein Museum Wien. Die Sammlungen, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), München–Berlin–London–New York 2004, S. 95, Abb. S. 92-93, Kat. 8

Gottfried Knapp, Ein Haus für die Künste. Das Gartenpalais in der Rossau. Zur Architektur des Liechtenstein Museum Wien / A House for the Arts. The Garden Palace in the Rossau. On the architecture of the Liechtenstein Museum Vienna / Una dimora per le arti. Il Palazzo Liechtenstein nella Rossau. L'architettura del Liechtenstein Museum Vienna, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), München–Berlin–London–New York 2004, Abb. S. 42

Ausst.-Kat. Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, 1736-1783. From Neoclassicism to Expressionism, Maria Pötzl-Malikova, Guilhem Scherf, Guilhem Scherf (Hg.), erschienen Milan 2010, S. 20, Abb. 21 (Antonia Boström, Marie-Claude Lambotte)

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