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The satrap of Susa before Alexander (Deneratus before Alexander)
Lost Art-ID
625165
Artist / Creator
Mander, Karel van (1579)
Birth
(um) 1579, Kortrijk
Death
1623.02.26 / 1623.06.13, Delft
Place of activity
Delft
Title
The satrap of Susa before Alexander (Deneratus before Alexander)
Dating
1617
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Fabric (Wool) ; Fabric (Silk) / woven
Height
456.00 cm
Width
361.00 cm
Inventory number
mü5469
Description
The tapestry comes from the manufactory of Karel van Mander (II) from Delft. It is labelled and dated KMander fecit AN 1617.
Karel van Mander is one of the masters of the Baroque period. At the time, the Flanders region was the stronghold of European pictorial weaving, whose weavings were rare prestige objects produced in manufactories. The tapestries were often not just individual pieces, but also series of pictures that adorned the courts of European princes.
Provenance
1617- without date Karel van Mander the Younger (c. 1579-1623)
(...) Whereabouts unknown
1942-27 July 1945 Hermann Göring (1893-1946), possibly acquired in Italy
27.07.1945-10.06.1949 American Military Government, Central Collecting Point Munich, securing
10.06.1949-22.02.1952 Bavarian Minister President, Munich, fiduciary takeover
22.02.1952-1960 Trustee Administration of Cultural Property at the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Munich, fiduciary takeover
1960-today Federal Republic of Germany, Munich/Berlin, acquisition from former Reich assets on the basis of Article 134 of the Basic Law
Published since
Contact
Kunstverwaltung des Bundes
Herbert-Bayer-Straße 5
13086 Berlin
Germany
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