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The Rape of Europa   Hendrick van Balen (1575–1632)

The Rape of Europa

Hendrick van Balen (1575–1632)

c. 1610

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Die Entführung der Europa
Material/technique
oil on panel
Measurements
65 × 113 cm
Acquisition
acquired in 1787 by Prince Alois I von Liechtenstein
Currently exhibited
Garden Palace, permanent presentation
Artists/makers/authors
Hendrick van Balen
Detailed information
Inventory number
GE 423
Signature/inscriptions content only available in German
bez. links unten: H.V.BALEN
Provenance
Acquired in 1787 by Prince Alois I von Liechtenstein from Abbé Valentin Lucchini.
Iconography
The Rape of Europa
Literature
Hendrick van Balen (1575–1632): Ein Antwerpener Kabinettbildmaler der Rubenszeit (Pictura Nova VII), 2 Bde., Leuven 2004, Bd. I, S. 169-170, Nr. A 90, Bd. II, S. 579, Abb. Bd. II, S. 378, Nr. A 90

Johann Dallinger von Dalling d. Ä., Catalogus, Manuskript verfasst 1805–1807, S. Manuskript, Kat. 516

Jacob von Falke, Katalog der fürstlich Liechtensteinischen Bilder-Galerie im Gartenpalais der Rossau zu Wien, Wien 1873 , S. 77, Kat. 662

Jacob von Falke, Katalog der fürstlich Liechtensteinischen Bilder-Galerie im Gartenpalais der Rossau zu Wien, Wien 1885, S. 58, Kat. 423

Adolf Kronfeld, Führer durch die Fürstlich Liechtensteinsche Gemäldegalerie in Wien, 3. Aufl., Wien 1931, S. 91, Kat. 423

F.C. Legrand, Les peintres flamands de genre au XVIIe siècle, Brüssel 1963, S. 53, Detailabb. 20

I. Jost, Hendrick van Balen D.A., in: Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek, 14 1963, S. 125, Abb. 26

Marie-Louise Hairs, Les peintres flamands des fleurs au XVIIe siècle, 3. Aufl., 2 Bände, Bd. 2 Bände, Paris 1985, S. 112

Ausst.-Kat. "Götter wandelten einst..." Antiker Mythos im Spiegel alter Meister aus den Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Uwe Wieczorek, Liechtensteinische Staatliche Kunstsammlung (Hg.), Liechtensteinische Staatliche Kunstsammlung, Vaduz 11.9.1998, erschienen Bern 1998, S. 72-73, 145, 164, Abb. 73, Kat. 26

Ausst.-Kat. I Tesori del Principe / Princely Treasures / Les Tresors du Prince. Capolavori delle Collezioni del Principe del Liechtenstein, Johann Kräftner, Gabriele Accornero (Hg.), Forte di Bard, Bard 9.12.2011–31.5.2012, erschienen Bard 2011, S. 60, Abb. 62/63

Johann Kräftner, Die Schätze der Liechtenstein. Paläste, Gemälde, Skulpturen, Wien 2013, Abb. S. 179

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

Ausst.-Kat. Rubens, Van Dyck and the Flemish School of Painting. Masterpieces from the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein (Book Series for the National Museum of China International Exchange), Lu Zhangshen (Hg.), National Museum of China, Beijing 5.11.2013–15.2.2014, erschienen Beijing 2013, S. 59, 64, Abb. 64, Kat. 11

Ausst.-Kat. Rubens, Van Dyck and the Flemish School of Painting. Masterpieces from the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein, Shi Dawei (Hg.), China Art Museum, Shanghai 12.3.2014–2.6.2014, erschienen Shanghai 2014, S. 103, S. 108, Kat.-Nr. 11

Ausst.-Kat. Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens... Meisterwerke der Flämischen Malerei aus den Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, Staatliches Museum für Bildende Künste A. S. Puschkin, Moskau 19.6.2014–19.10.2014, erschienen Wien–Moskau 2014, S. 108-111, Abb. 109, Kat. 1

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. 190-191, Kat. 94

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. 77, S. 216, Kat.-Nr. 36

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