| Owner: | Edmond de Rothschild — Chateau Ferrieres, 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 49 II, 2,3 Kiste Nr. B 45 |
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| Artist: | Jan Weenix, geb. 1640 in Amsterdam, gest. 1719 ebenda. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||
| Title: | Italienische Landschaft mit [römischen] antiken Bauten, einer Schafherde und Hirten. | ||||||||
| Description: | Aufbewahrungsort: Peter Öl. auf Leinewand. Aus der Slg. Edmond Rothschild. Vorgefunden auf Schloss Ferrieres. G. Öl auf Lwd. 67,5 x 79,5 cm Bezeichnet Signatur: Sgn. unten links: J. Weenix fec. Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was packed in a crate at the German Embassy, then transferred to the Louvre from where it was taken to the Jeu de Paume. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA, RG 239 M1944 Reel 84 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 67,5 x 79,5 cm | ||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | Chateau de Ferrieres | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
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