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Well trained by his uncle, Canaletto, Bernardo Bellotto quickly established his own reputation as a gifted view painter. By 1746 he was appointed court painter to the elector of Saxony in Dresden, who commissioned him to produce cityscapes. Bellotto was subsequently asked to create 11 large-scale paintings of the nearby town of Pirna; the present picture is a reduced but otherwise exact replica of one of those celebrated works. Exalted in Bellotto’s cold, crystalline light, the fortress of Sonnenstein presides over the scene from its hilltop. In the left foreground, townsfolk congregate at a small obelisk that bears the arms of Saxony.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 79 × 49 Cm |
| Tags | townscapesroadwallchurchcloudsskybuildingsbuildingtreesanimalswomenmenhorsesfigurestownsfortresses |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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in the last book it is listed as on deposit in the Dresdener Bank, Tegernsee]
in the last book it is listed as on deposit in the Dresdener Bank, Tegernsee]
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exhibition
Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Bellotto, July 29 - October 21, 2001, not in cat.
Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Bellotto, July 29 - October 21, 2001, not in cat.
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consigned by Haberstock to Julius Böhler, Munich in 1950, [letter of January 29, 2001 from Jutte Fianke, Böhler]
consigned by Haberstock to Julius Böhler, Munich in 1950, [letter of January 29, 2001 from Jutte Fianke, Böhler]
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exhibition
Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Collects: An Exhibition of Privately Owned Works of Art in Connecticut, October 4 to November 3, 1957, cat. 2.
Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Collects: An Exhibition of Privately Owned Works of Art in Connecticut, October 4 to November 3, 1957, cat. 2.
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sold by Böhler to E....
sold by Böhler to E. and A. Silberman, New York, in January 1951 [according to the letter from Jutta Fianke cited above]. Arthur C. Tate, New Canaan, CT, 1957 [according to Hartford 1957 exhib. cat.]. E. and A. Silberman Galleries, New York, by 1960 [advertised in Burlington Magazine, December 1960]
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Antonio Morassi, "Settecento Inedito
Antonio Morassi, "Settecento Inedito (II)", Arte Veneta 4 (1950), pp. 48-49, fig. 43.
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information kindly provided by Simon Matthews]....
information kindly provided by Simon Matthews]. Arthur Tooth, London, 1939
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sold to Karl Haberstock, Berlin, April 1, 1939 [according to Tooth stockbook cited above and Ein- und Verkaufsbuch for July 1936 - December 1939 preserved in the Haberstock Stiftung, Augsburg, copy in curatorial file
sold to Karl Haberstock, Berlin, April 1, 1939 [according to Tooth stockbook cited above and Ein- und Verkaufsbuch for July 1936 - December 1939 preserved in the Haberstock Stiftung, Augsburg, copy in curatorial file
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the pair of paintings are also documented in the Warenkontrollbücher of 1939, 1940, and 1941
the pair of paintings are also documented in the Warenkontrollbücher of 1939, 1940, and 1941
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Oliver Latham (d....
Oliver Latham (d. 1850?), sold Christie's London, April 13, 1850, lot 27, to Mr. Hoare for 16 gns. William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, London (died 1936) [according to archival photograph and stockbook of Arthur Tooth and Sons
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Alberto Rizzi, Bernardo Bellotto: Dresda Vienna Monaco
Alberto Rizzi, Bernardo Bellotto: Dresda Vienna Monaco (1747-66) (Venice, 1995), p. 72, no. 50.
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Ettore Camesasca, L'Opera Completa del Bellotto
Ettore Camesasca, L'Opera Completa del Bellotto (Milan, 1974), fig. 122, p. 102, no. 122.
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Stefan Kozakiewicz, Bernardo Bellotto genannt Canaletto
Stefan Kozakiewicz, Bernardo Bellotto genannt Canaletto (Recklinghausen, 1972), vol. I, pp. 86, 103-04; vol. II, p. 165, no. 206, fig. 206.
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John FitzMaurice Mills, "Art Forum", The Irish Times, March 17, 1966,
John FitzMaurice Mills, "Art Forum", The Irish Times, March 17, 1966, (ill.).
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John Maxon, "Some Recent Acquisitions", Apollo 84
John Maxon, "Some Recent Acquisitions", Apollo 84 (1966), p. 221, fig. 4.
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Österreichische Kulturvereinigung, Oberes Belvedere, Bernardo Bellotto: genannt Canaletto, exhib. cat., 1965, p. 107, no. 27 c-d.
Österreichische Kulturvereinigung, Oberes Belvedere, Bernardo Bellotto: genannt Canaletto, exhib. cat., 1965, p. 107, no. 27 c-d.
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Nationalmuseum Warschau, Bernardo Bellotto: gennant Canaletto, exhib. cat., 1964, p. 93, no. 20c-d.
Nationalmuseum Warschau, Bernardo Bellotto: gennant Canaletto, exhib. cat., 1964, p. 93, no. 20c-d.
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Dresden Albertinum, Bernardo Bellotto: gennant Canaletto, exhib. cat., 1963, p. 85, no. 20 c-d.
Dresden Albertinum, Bernardo Bellotto: gennant Canaletto, exhib. cat., 1963, p. 85, no. 20 c-d.
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sold to the Art Institute, 1961.
sold to the Art Institute, 1961.
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Burlington Magazine 102,
Burlington Magazine 102, (December 1960), p. xxi, (ill.). "Il Collezionista," Sele Arte 9, no. 49, (1961), p. 79, fig. 125.
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