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
Study of a Kneeling Magus for an Adoration of the Magi
Specifications
| Title | Study of a Kneeling Magus for an Adoration of the Magi |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper (discoloured) |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)
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| Accession number | I 177 (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 1573 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
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Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)
Verona 1528 - Venetië 1588
Paolo Veronese was specialised in large biblical, allegorical and historical scenes. Veronese's choice of subject allowed him to fill his paintings with...
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