| 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 97
Kiste Nr. B 47 |
| Artist: |
Antoino [Antonio] Canal gen. Canaletto, geb. 1697 in Venedig, gest. 1768 ebda |
| Medium: |
Works on Paper |
| Title: |
Fest des Giovedi auf der Piazetta in Venedig. |
| Description: |
(Auf einem Stich von Joh. Bapt. Brustoloni als "Feste nel giovedi grasco nei tempi della Republica di Venedicia" bezeichnet.)
Sepiazeichnung aquarelliert
39,5 x 55 cm |
| Literature: |
Die genaue Herkunft des Bildes geht aus den Listen der Botschaft nicht hervor. Unterschrift: Festa popolare in perenne onore delle antiche Vittorie." Ein entsprechendes, Guardi zugeschriebenes [Tor] Gemälde im Louvre, Paris. Lit. Vgl. Max Goering: Francesco Guardi, Wie 1944, Abb. 75/76. |
| 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; Bundesarchiv, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France |
| Measurements: |
39,5 x 55 cm |
| Transfer place: |
German Embassy, Paris |
| Transfer date: |
1940-08-00 |
| Transfer place: |
Louvre |
| Transfer place: |
Jeu de Paume |
| Transfer date: |
1941-05-02 |
| Transfer place: |
Lager Peter |
| Transfer date: |
1944-10-27 |
| Images: |
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