Franz Kessler. Portrait of Dr. Johann Michael von Cronenburg

Lot 1224 A
14.11.2024 15:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 1224 A | Franz Kessler. Portrait of Dr. Johann Michael von Cronenburg
Estimate value
€ 3 000 – 6 000
KESSLER, FRANZ
1580 Wetzlar - after 1650 Danzig


Title:
Portrait of Dr. Johann Michael von Cronenburg.
Mayor of Cologne 1633/1634.
Date:
1633.
Technique:
Oil on wood.
Mounting:
Laid down on wood.
Measurement:
102.5 x 78.5cm.
Notation:
Signed, dated and inscribed upper left: "Anno Aetatis sua 65 (54 painted over) 1633 (1622 painted over) FKeßler fec".
Frame:
Framed.
Literature:
W. Schäfke (ed.), Kölnischer Bildersaal. Die Gemälde im Bestand des Kölnischen Stadtmuseums einschließlich der Sammlung Porz und des Kölner Gymnasial- und Stiftungsfonds, Cologne 2006, no. 0364, pp. 141-142.

Provenance:
Private ownership, Germany.

The present work is the original painting after which two copies are in the holdings of the Cologne City Museum. In the book 'Kölnischer Bildersaal', Cologne 2006, under the number 0364, p. 141, Franz Kessler's original painting is discussed in detail. It states: "It is known from the literature that a portrait of Cronenburg from 1622 was supplemented with the official costume after his election as mayor and the dates were painted over accordingly."
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