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Christ as a friend of children

Lost Art-ID

20632

Artist / Creator

Meister HB mit dem Greifenkopf

Birth

", "

Death

Place of activity

Sachsen

First mentioned

1548

Title

Christ as a friend of children

Dating

1548

Object type

Painting

Group of reported objects

Painting

Material / Technique

Panel (Fir)

Height

106.00 cm

Width

90.00 cm

Inventory number

2126

Description

Panel painting: Depiction: Christ blessing children brought by their mothers; usually disciples are also depicted watching the event disapprovingly (Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17); bless; child; rebuke; mother and child; Inscribed above: "LAST DI KINDLEIN CZVMMIR KVMMEN VND WERET INE NICHT DAN SOLCHER IST DAS HIMELREICH MAR 10" / Inscription at top right: 1548 and a snake sign, which was later replaced by a bird signet. / Inscription upper left: Alliance coat of arms; Signature: see 'Description'; Dimensions: 106 x 90 cm

Holding

Gemäldegalerie im ehemaligen Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (Bodemuseum)

Provenance

(former) Administration: Berlin; (public) collection; Staatliche Museen; Department: Gemäldegalerie; Inv. No. 2126; Type of accession: transfer; Date of accession: 1936; Place of removal from storage: Berlin; Friedrichshain; Flak Tower Friedrichshain; Time of possession: until 1945; Type of accession: removal from storage; Date of accession: 1941/1942; Previous owner: (private) collection: Dresdner Bank; Time of possession: until 1936; Type of accession: seizure. Former pledged property of the Dresdner Bank, which was handed over to the Berlin Gallery in 1936 by the Ministry of Science, Education and National Training.

Storage site

Berlin, Flakbunker Friedrichshain

Published since

2001