| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — Paris, France | ||||||||||||
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| Collection: | (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping. | ||||||||||||
| Inventory No.: | Bor 185 Aus Kiste Nr. Bor 140 Inv. Nr. Alte Slg. Maur. Rothschild übern. v.d. Botschaft |
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| Artist: | Eisen | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Aesop inmitten seiner Fabeltiere dichtend | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Aesop inmitten seiner Fabeltiere dichtend Der Dichter sitzt nach rechts gewendet mit übergeschlagenen Beinen auf einem Stein und schreibt, während sein Blick zu einer auf Wolken gelagerten nackten Frauengestalt - wohl der Muse der Dichtkunst - emporgeht, über die 2 Engel baldachinartig ein Tuch ausbreiten. Er ist umgeben von zahlreichen Tieren - Schlange, Maus, Hund, Hase, Esel, Kuh, Pferd, Löwe, Uhu, u.a.m. -. An den Sitz gelehnt das Profil eines bärtigen Mannes mit phrygischer Mütze, davor am Boden eine Lyra. Pinselzeichnung. Laviert 13 x 8,7 cm Gerahmt Fassung: Dreif.profil. Louis-XVI-Rahmen, vergold.,holzgeschn., 4,5 cm br., Innenweite 22,5 x 16,5 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 13 x 8,7 cm | ||||||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
| Munich No.: | 360/10 | ||||||||||||
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