Principe Massimiliano Massimi

1828

Josef von Führich

Associated Names
Josef von Führich

Artist, Austrian, 1800 - 1876

The image is a detailed pencil drawing of a man's face shown from the shoulders up. The man is depicted in a partial profile facing slightly to the right, with his head turned slightly toward the viewer. His facial features include deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips. He has neatly combed short, light-colored hair with slight waves. The man is wearing a high-collared shirt that is faintly sketched. There is no indication of any jewelry or objects present. The background is plain and unadorned. The edges of the drawing paper are slightly textured, lending an aged appearance to the image.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent to Anny von Rittinger, granddaughter of the artist, Innsbruck. Carl Heumann, Chemnitz [1886-1945] (Lugt 2841a); (his sale, Roman Norbert Ketterer, 29 November 1957, no. 78). Gustav Stein, Cologne. (Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); 1984 to Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • 100 Jahre Deutsche Zeichenkunst, 1750 - 1850, Sammlung Konsul Heumann, Chemnitz, Kunsthütte, Städtisches Museum. Chemnitz, 1930, no. 65, plate V.

1932

  • Deutsche Kunst in Zeitalter Goethes, Galerie Paul Cassirer, Berlin, 1932, no. 82.

1934

  • Bildnis und Komposition, 1750-1850: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle aus der Sammlung Heumann, Chemnitz. Leipziger Kunstverein, Leipzig, 1934, no. 52 (with wrong dimensions).

1936

  • Deutsche Romantik, Städtisches Kunst- und Altertumsmuseum, Rostock, 1936: 6, no. 64.

1950

  • Deutsche Romantiker in Italien, Städtische Galerie, Munich, 1950, no. 113.

1984

  • Von Runge bis Leibl, Deutsche Zeichner des 19. Jahrhunderts. Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich. 1984, 36, 37, no. 28.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 37, no. 83, under nos. 60 and 91.

Bibliography

1883

  • Führich, Lukas von. Joseph von Führichs Briefe aus Italien an seine Eltern (1827-1829). Freiburg, 1883: 90, 96.

1914

  • Wörndle, Heinrich von. Josef Fürhrich's Werke nebst dokumentarischen Beiträgen und Bibliographie. Vienna, 1914: 47, under no. 253, b. 4.

1934

  • Gerstenberg, Kurt, and Paul Ortwin Rave. Die Wandgemälde der deutschen Romantiker im Cassino Massimo zu Rom. Berlin, 1934: 106-109, fig. 88; App. I, B II, c.5a.

  • Teupser, Werner. Bildnis und Komposition, 1750 - 1850. Zeichnungen und Aquarelle aus der Sammlung Heumann. Chemnitz, 1934: no. 52.

Inscriptions

by the artist at upper right in graphite: Dünkel grün Augb [Auge?]/farblosen beynahe braun [?]/[illeg.]; verso in graphite: W253 1827-29/Portrat Massimi/1617-55/30...3...[illeg] Rittinger...30

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Wikidata ID

Q64591096

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