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Item Number: 112732
Title: VERMEER in München : König Max I. Joseph von Bayern als Sammler Alter Meister
Author: Dekiert, Marcus
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9783981141467
Description: Herausgegeben von den Bayerischen Staatsgemäldesammlungen. München: Alte Pinakothek, 2011. 26cm., hardcover, 144pp., 47 color plates. German text. Summary: At the beginning of the 19th century, the first king of Bavaria, Max I Joseph (1756-1825), amassed a private art collection of the highest quality. He focused almost exclusively on 17th century Dutch masters, mostly landscapes and genre paintings. To these he added the works of contemporary painters in Munich who were inspired by such Old Masters. In December 1826, the private royal collection was sold at auction. Some exceptional works were acquired for the state collections; others found their way to the Alte Pinakothek via roundabout routes - as part of Ludwig I's collection, for example; many are now scattered far afield. From today's point of view, the greatest loss is a masterpiece by Johannes Vermeer: "Woman Holding a Balance" of 1664. This exquisite work is returning to Munich from the National Gallery of Art in Washington for a three-month period. Surrounded by other exceptional paintings from the "Golden Age" - including works by Jacob van Ruisdael, Willem van de Velde the Younger and Philips Wouwerman - it gives visitors the opportunity to discover Max I Joseph of Bavaria as a collector of Old Masters.
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