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Minerva and Mars

Lost Art-ID

113017

Artist / Creator

Caliari, Paolo (Veronese)

Birth

1528, Verona

Death

1588.04.19, Venedig

Place of activity

Venedig; Verona; Padua; Treviso; Murano; Mantua

Title

Minerva and Mars

Dating

1585 (around)

Object type

Painting

Group of reported objects

Painting

Material / Technique

Canvas / painted

Height

144.00 cm

Width

146.00 cm

Inventory number

309

Description

Panel painting: depiction: the story of Minerva (Pallas, Athena) & lance (attributes of Minerva) & the story of Mars (Ares) & armour (attributes of Mars) & helmet (attributes of Mars) & cupids, putti; amores, amoretti, putti & Cancer (sign of the zodiac of June); Minerva & lance & Mars & armour & helmet & cupids & Cancer (sign of the zodiac).

Holding

Gemäldegalerie im ehemaligen Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (Bodemuseum)

Provenance

(former) administration: Berlin; (public) collection; Staatliche Museen; Gemäldegalerie; inv. no. 309; type of accession: purchase; date of accession: 1842; place of removal from storage: Berlin; Friedrichshain; Flak tower Friedrichshain; period of ownership: until 1945; type of accession: removal from storage; date of accession: 1941/1942; previous owner: Brescia; (private) collection: Lechi, Luigi (Count); period of ownership: until 1842 [Acquired in 1842 from the collection of Count Lecchi, Brescia

Storage site

Berlin, Flakbunker Friedrichshain

Literature / Source

Beschreibendes Verzeichnis der Gemälde im Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum und Deutschen Museum; 9. Auflage; Berlin; 1931 S. 508

Published since

2001