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Pietà
Lost Art-ID
208284
Artist
Paulus, Melchior
Birth
1669.08.28
Death
1745.10.28
Place of activity
Köln; Schönenberg (Ellwangen); Ellwangen (Jagst); Mergentheim
Title
Pietà
Datierung
1707
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
ivory / carved
Measures
4,5 cm Durchmesser Sockel; 8 cm Höhe (abweichende Maßangabe nach Inventar 1858)
Height
7.00 cm
Diameter
4.50 cm
Inventory number
Ahv 54
Description
Virgin Mary, kneeling and completely veiled, holding the dead body of Christ on her right knee; signed with "MP. 1707" on the back.
Provenance
According to the 1830 and 1858 inventories, the object belonged to duke Ernest I (?) of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Literature / Source
Inventar 1830, fol. 8v, Nr. 52; Inventar 1858, Bd. I, Kap. XXV, Nr. 52; Aldenhoven Plastik, Elfenbein Nr. 54
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
Contact
Anastasia Yurchenko
Position
Provenienzforscherin
Phone
+49 (0) 3621-82 34 328
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
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