National Gallery of Art :: The Collection :: Joris Vezeleer
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Probably Joris Vezeleer [d. 16 October 1570], Antwerp;[1] probably his widow, Margaretha Boghe [d. perhaps 20 August 1574], Antwerp;[2] Possibly Prince Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein [d. 1684].[3] Prince Johann Adam Andreas of Liechtenstein [1657-1712], "Fideikomissgalerie," Vienna, by 1712, the year of his death; his nephew, Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein [d. 1771], 1712-1722; Reigning Prince Josef Johann of Liechtenstein [d. 1732], Vienna, by 1722;[4] his son, Prince Johann Nepomuk, Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein [d. 1748], Vienna;[5] Reigning Princes of Liechtenstein; Prince Franz Josef II of Liechtenstein, Vienna, until 1945, afterward Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein; sold 1962 through (Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zurich) to NGA.

[1] This portrait was probably ordered to commemorate the betrothal or marriage of the sitter, as Margaretha Boghe holds a pink in the pendant portrait--the traditional symbol of engagement or conjugal fidelity. An inscription states that Vezeleer and Boghe were married for fifty-two years. Since Vezeleer died in 1570, they must have married around 1518. At that time, Joris Vezeleer would have been twenty-five years old, which accords well with his appearance in this portrait.

[2] Both portraits are probably mentioned in the inventory of 1574-1575 made at the time of her death. Jan Denucé, The Antwerp Art-Galleries. Inventories of the Art-Collections in Antwerp in the 16th and 17th Centuries, The Hague, 1932, 6: "Een contrefeystel van Joris Veselaer ende Jouffre. Margrieten Boge syner huysvrouwen op twee doeren."

[3] The Getty Provenance Index records that the painting was in Prince Karl's possession "by 1652".

[4] A family contract of 1722 established that the "Fideikomiss" set up by Prince Johann Adam, which included the art collection and property in Vienna, would belong to the reigning princes of the house of Liechtenstein in succession.

[5] When Prince Josef Johann died, his son, Prince Johann Nepomuk, was under age and his uncle Prince Josef Wenzel was appointed guardian. In 1733 Prince Josef Wenzel applied red wax seals bearing the arms of Liechtenstein and the date 1733 to all paintings that were part of the "Fideikomissgalerie." In effect this commemorates the heritage of Prince Johann Adam and separated the works from Prince Josef Wenzel's own collection. See the essay by Wilhelm, "Die Liechtenstein-Galerie," in Meisterwerke aus den Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein, [exh. cat., Kunstmuseum] (Lucerne, 1948), 19-20. Information on this aspect of the provenance given by Dr. Reinhold Baumstark, Director of Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein, in letters of 28 June 1982 and 28 May 1985 in the NGA curatorial files.

Exhibition History

1948
Meisterwerke aus den Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, 1948, no. 74.
2011
Joos van Cleve: Leonardo des Nordens [Joos van Cleve: Leonardo of the North], Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, 2011, no. 48, fig. 71.

Bibliography

1767
Fanti, Vincenzio. Descrizzione Completa di Tutto ciò che Ritrovasi nella Galleria di Pittura e Scultura di Sua Altezza Giuseppe Wenceslao ... della Casa di Liechtenstein. Vienna, 1767: 91, no. 405, 451.
1780
Liechtenstein, François Joseph de. Description des Tableaux et des pièces de sculpture que renferme la gallerie de son altesse François Joseph ... de Liechtenstein. Vienna, 1780: 179, 181, nos. 586, 589.
1866
Waagen, Gustav. Die vornehmsten Kunstdenkmäler in Wien. Vienna, 1866: 279-280.
1873
Falke, J. Katalog der Fürstlich Liechtensteinischen Bilder-Galerie im Gartenpalais der Rossau, zu Wien. Vienna, 1873: 124, nExh. cat.os. 1077, 1079.
1916
Worp, Jacop Adolf, ed. De Briefwisseling van Constantijn Huygens. 6 vols. The Hague, 1916: 5:162-163.
1924
Friedländer, Max J. Die altniederländische Malerei 14 vols. 1924-1937. Berlin, 1931: 9:53, 144, no. 117. (English ed., 14 vols., 1967-1976. Leiden, 1972: 9:117, pls. 122-123.)
1925
Baldass, Ludwig. Joos van Cleve. Der Meister des Todes Mariä. Vienna, 1925: 21, nos. 37-38, figs. 41-42.
1927
Kronfeld, Adolf. Führer durch die Fürstlich Liechtensteinsche Gemäldegalerie in Wien. Vienna, 1927: 136, 138, nos. 704, 707.
1932
Denucé, Jan. The Antwerp Art-Galleries. Inventories of the Art-Collections in Antwerp in the 16th and 17th Centuries. The Hague, 1932: 6.
1948
Baldass, Ludwig. "Die niederländischen Bilder in der Liechtenstein-Galerie." Meisterwerke aus den Sammlungen des Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Exh. cat. Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, 1948: xxvii, 75.
1949
Denucé, Jan. Na Peter Paul Rubens. Documenten uit de Kunsthandel te Antwerpen in de XVIIe eeuw van Matthijs Musson. Antwerp, 1949: 127-128.
1955
Cairns, Huntington. "Report on the National Gallery of Art." Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary and Financial Report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents (1955): 208, pl. 12.
1955
Gerson, Horst. "Joos van Cleve." Oud Holland 70 (1955): 129-130, figs. 1-2.
1963
"Acquisti della National Gallery di Washington." Domus no. 406 (1963): 57, repro.
1963
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 305, repro.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 28
1968
European Paintings and Sculpture: Illustrations (Companion to the Summary Catalogue, 1965). Washington, 1968: 22, no. 1662, repro.
1973
Regteren Altena, J.Q. van. "Rembrandts Persönlichkeit. Versuch einer Profilierung." Neue Beiträge zur Rembrandt-Forschung. Berlin, 1973: 186, pl. 37, fig. 150.
1974
Kerkhove, A. van den. "Joris Vezeller, Een Antwerps Koopman-Ondernemer van de XVIde Eeuw." Annalen, 63 Congres Sint-Niklaas-Waas 1974: 326-334, figs. 1-2.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 72, repro.
1978
Hand, John Oliver. "Joos van Cleve: The Early and Mature Paintings." Ph.D. diss., Princeton University (1978): 18, 147-150, 299, no. 30, figs. 37-38.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 135, no. 129, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 92, repro.
1986
Hand, John Oliver and Martha Wolff. Early Netherlandish Painting. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1986: 57-62, repro. 58.
2004
Hand, John Oliver. Joos Van Cleve. The Complete Paintings. New Haven and London, 2004: 61, 129-130, no. 29, fig. 64A.
2004
Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 124, no. 93, color repro.

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