Original scientific paper
On the Trail of Benković's Paintings at the Castle in Pommersfelden
Antonio Brajder
; Samostalni istraživač
Abstract
Through the examination of the catalogues and the inventory of manuscripts in situ we have looked into the fate of the paintings made for the Pommersfelden Castle near Bamberg by Federiko Benković at the beginning of the 18th century. We have pointed out some incorrect information in the literature on these paintings of Benković's, as well as the sources of such errors. The painting of Hagar and Ishmael was examined and measured in order to obtain additional relevant information for the discussion regarding the origin of the Sacrifice of Abraham in the Strossmayer Gallery, Zagreb. We also make use of the opportunity to publish for the first time in our professional literature the 1728 copperplate prints from the Pommersfelden Gallery based on Salomon Kleiner's drawings. Benković's painting of Hagar and Ishmael and the Sacrifice of Abraham are also reproduced on them.
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139605
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Publication date:
15.12.1991.
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