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The honour of Mardocai
Lost Art-ID
583124
Artist / Creator
Victors, Jan
Birth
1619.06.13 (vor)/1620, Amsterdam
Death
1676 (nach), Ost-Indien
Title
The honour of Mardocai
Dating
1601/1700
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Oil ; Canvas / painted
Height
151.00 cm
Width
180.00 cm
Description
The biblical scene depicted in the painting refers to the so-called Old Testament: Book of Esther 6:7-11. The Jew Mordecai is dressed in royal garments and headdress, ridden on a horse, led through the streets and honoured.
Provenance
Heinrich Ueberall, Berlin (died 1939 in Sachsenhausen concentration camp); ca. end of 1920/30s as loan security to Dresdner Bank; 1935 purchase contract between Dresdner Bank and the State of Prussia, National Museums in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie; June 1937 auction Julius Böhler, lot 704; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Versteigerungskatalog Julius Böhler, München, Kunstwerke aus dem Besitz der Staatlichen Museen Berlin (Ausstellung vom 12. bis 17. April 1937 und 19. bis 31. Mai 1937); Versteigerung am 1. und 2. Juni 1937, Los 704, Tafel 67
Published since
Contact
Dr. phil. Irena Strelow, M.A.
Position
Provenienz-Recherchen / Historische Forschungen
Phone
+49 (0) 30 95 60 70 80
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