Name/Title
The Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., 1809-1887Entry/Object ID
1890.001Description
This was painted by Lamprecht in Bavaria and was so well received that Wimmer paid for him to come to America. and paint the murals for Newark Abbey Church. Someone later cut it down to its present size, possibly because it portrays the habit incorrectly.Collection
Archabbey-Archabbot PortraitsCataloged By
KimAcquisition
Accession
1890.001Source or Donor
ArtistAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Archabbey PurchaseMade/Created
Notes
Date: 1866/7
Technique: PaintingInscription/Signature/Marks
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
PortraitsSearch Terms
Paintigns, Portrait, Abbots, Religious, Benedictine, Saint VincentOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
0Dimensions
Height
39 inWidth
29 inDimension Notes
Frame Size: 45.7 x 29.5 x 2.5inLocation
Location
Room
Gallery ExhibitionBuilding
Carey Student CenterCategory
PermanentDate
February 9, 2025Location
Room
Saint Vincent GalleryBuilding
Carey HallCategory
PermanentLocation
Room
President's SecretaryBuilding
Alfred Hall 2nd FloorCategory
PermanentLocation
Room
President's SecretaryBuilding
Alfred Hall- 2nd FloorCategory
PermanentCondition
Overall Condition
ExcellentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Boniface WimmerRelated Publications
Notes
Exhibited:
Saint Vincent Gallery, Saint Vincent College, 10/26 - 11/03, 1985.
"Gifts of a King," 10/05 - 12/21, 1986, Cat. #30.
"Good Bye Bayern/Gruess Gott America: Emigration from Bavaria to America since 1683" Noerdlingen im Ries Alte Schranne and other locations in Bavaria. Sponsored by Bayerisches Staatsministerium fuer Wissenschaft, Forshung und Kunst Haus der Bayerischem Geshichte, Augsburg, Germany. June 25, 2004- March 30, 2006General Notes
Note
Notes: This portrait was painted from a photograph, hence the posthumerous year of completion presents no problem.
Restored by Abraham Joel of New York in 1986.
Status: OKCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
December 2, 2006Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 11, 2025
