This drawing is part of a group of 508 drawings from the Koenigs Collection, which was sold in the fall of 1940 by D.G. van Beuningen to Dr. Hans Posse, Hitler's Sonderbeauftragter Linz. This transaction was in violation of Dutch laws and international agreements. See the publication by Albert J. Elen, Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of The Netherlands, Den Haag 1989
Specifications
| Title | Three Episodes from the Life of an Unknown Saint |
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| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, on parchment |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Attributed to:
Fra Angelico
Previously attributed: Anoniem |
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| Accession number | I 102 (PK) |
| Credits | Missing since World War II, see cat. Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of the Netherlands, The Hague 1989 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints (Pushkin claim) |
| Creation date | in circa 1400-1425 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
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Fra Angelico
Vicchio di Mugello 1387 - Rome 1455
Fra Angelico was born as Guido di Pietro in the vicinity of Florence. He is said to have joined the Dominican order in 1404 and was then given the official name...
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