This drawing is part of a group of 508 drawings from the Koenigs Collection, which was sold in the fall of 1940 by D.G. van Beuningen to Dr. Hans Posse, Hitler's Sonderbeauftragter Linz. This transaction was in violation of Dutch laws and international agreements. See the publication by Albert J. Elen, Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of The Netherlands, Den Haag 1989
Two Studies for a St. John the Baptist, Four Studies for Standing Saints, Including Peter, Paul and Andrew
Specifications
| Title | Two Studies for a St. John the Baptist, Four Studies for Standing Saints, Including Peter, Paul and Andrew |
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| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, on two pieces of paper, glued together, with a third strip attached above |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Previously attributed to:
Andrea Mantegna
Previously attributed: Giovanni Bellini |
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| Accession number | I 487 (PK) |
| Credits | Missing since World War II, see cat. Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of the Netherlands, The Hague 1989 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints (Pushkin claim) |
| Creation date | in circa 1450-1505 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
