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
View of the Northern Facade of the Basilica di San marco, with Piazza San Marco, seen from the Piazetta dei Leoncini
Specifications
| Title | View of the Northern Facade of the Basilica di San marco, with Piazza San Marco, seen from the Piazetta dei Leoncini |
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| Material and technique | Pen and black ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Bernardo Bellotto
Previously attributed: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) |
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| Accession number | I 431 (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 1744-1780 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
