The Fortress of Königstein: Courtyard with the Magdalenenburg
1756-1758
Painter, Venetian, 1722 - 1780
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
Donated by Lolo Sarnoff in memory of her grandfather, Louis Koch
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Dimensions
overall: 48.3 x 78.7 cm (19 x 31 in.)
framed: 63.18 x 94.3 x 6.03 cm (24 7/8 x 37 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.) -
Accession
1996.64.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Winkler Collection, Dresden; Willy Dreyfus [1885-1977], Frankfurt and Montreux; his daughter, Lili-Charlotte Sarnoff [1916-2014], Bethesda, Maryland; gift (partial and promised) 1996 to NGA.[1]
[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal, and Sarnoff collection records, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower right: 740.; across bottom of stretcher reverse: Prospect der Vestüng Königstein von Oben. Bernard Bellotto dit Canaletto Pintx. 1764.
Wikidata ID
Q19681645