Transfer of the Madonna
The Tyrolean Prince Leopold V and his wife Claudia von Medici in adoration of the Maria Hilf devotional picture by Lucas Cranach is a painting by Paul Honecker .
history
It was created in duplicate during the transfer of the picture Gnadenbild Mariahilf from Lucas Cranach the Elder to Innsbruck in 1630. These identical pictures are about the presentation of the handover of the Mother of God to the Prince of Tyrol, Leopold V , and his wife Claudia von Medici , who donated the image of the saint by Lucas Cranach. These works were created on behalf of Claudia von Medici by the artist Paul Honegger , with the intention of handing one over to the Innsbruck Cathedral and the second to the personal physician of the princely couple, Paul Weinhart the Elder. Ä. , for his service to the health of the princely family.
exhibition
One oil painting with the dimensions of the canvas 157 cm × 133 cm has since been exhibited in the Innsbruck Cathedral Sacristy, while the other picture has been in the family's possession since then. On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition “Ferdinand Karl. A Sun King in Tyrol ” in Ambras Castle , a book by Sabine Weiss was also presented, which contained a picture of the picture with a corresponding description.
Individual evidence
- ↑ HAMPEL Fine Art Auctions . In: hampel-auctions.com . Archived from the original on June 11, 2012.
- ↑ Sabine Weiss: Claudia de Medici, an Italian princess as princess of Tyrol (1604-1648). Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 2004, ISBN 3-7022-2615-X , p. 254.