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
Capriccio with the Island of S. Michele, Venice in the Background
Specifications
| Title | Capriccio with the Island of S. Michele, Venice in the Background |
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| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, grey wash |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
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| Accession number | I 432 (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 1740-1768 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
All about the artist
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
Venetië 1697 - Venetië 1768
The Venetian painter Canaletto specialised in cityscapes of Venice. As a rule he based his paintings on extensive sketch studies that he made on location....
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