King Ludwig I of Bavaria via Joseph Mueller and Pius Reiser
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
Gift of King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Made/Created
Artist
Unknown
Date made
1700 - 1800
Notes
Date: 18th Century
Artist's School: Venetian
Technique: Painting
Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
European
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
NS
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Painting
Nomenclature Class
Art
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Paintings, Secular Themes
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old Number
Other Number
58 193
Dimensions
Height
36 in
Width
26-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Frame Size: 32x42
Accessories
Notes
Frame: Yes
Location
Location
Cabinet
B-22
Room
Painting Store Room
Building
Carey Hall
Category
Permanent
Date
February 9, 2025
Location
Room
Reading Room
Building
New Monastery
Category
Permanent
Condition
Notes
Good to Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Nov 17, 2006
Provenance
Notes
Collected By: Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.
King Ludwig I of Bavaria began sending paintings and artwork to Boniface Wimmer in 1853. This work is assumed to be one of the 300 paintings sent during the 1850's. When Wimmer wrote to King Ludwig asking him for artwork to decorate the monastery, churches and to use in the instruction of art King Ludwig ordered Joseph Mueller to send paintings through the Ludwigmissionsverein which was administered by Pius Reiser. It is also assumed that many of these works were from the many artworks confiscated from churches and monasteries by Napoleon and then given over to local princes and kings. It is rumored that over 10,000 such artifacts were assembled in Munich alone, and assumed the 300 sent to Saint Vincent came from this group. Today, there are slightly less than 200 such paintings at Saint Vincent. Some were destroyed, and others were sent to foundations established by Saint Vincent.