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Portrait of Maria Kitscher, Frau von Freyberg

Portrait of Maria Kitscher, Frau von Freyberg

1545
(German, 1516–1573)
Germany, 16th century
oil on wood
Framed: 81 x 62.5 x 8.5 cm (31 7/8 x 24 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 61.4 x 46 cm (24 3/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection 1944.88
Location: 114 Late Northern Renaissance

Description

Maria von Freyberg was in the court of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria. However, as Lutherans, the family eventually fell from favor as Catholic political interests consolidated power in Bavaria. Mielich’s work for the Munich court included illustrating an inventory of the duchess’s jewelry, seen in the meticulous attention here to the sitter’s brooches, necklaces, and rings. The diamond and ruby ring on her left index finger would have slid apart to reveal a private message or image underneath the gems.
  • Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, Cleveland, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.
  • Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection : Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Reproduced: p. [20], Plate VIII, cat. no. 10; Mentioned: p. 26, cat. no. 10 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 459 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 111 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 111 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 130 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. Mentioned: p. 176-178; Reproduced: p. 177
    Speelberg. Femke. "Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the print Revolution 1520-1620." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 73, no. 2 (Autumn 2015): 1-48. Mentioned p. 19; Reproduced p. 20, fig. 16
    Dagit, Gerald, and Hans Mielich. Hans Mielich und die gefräßige Zeit: vergessene Bilder der Münchener Spätrenaissance. Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Regensburg, München : Hirmer, 2022. Reproduced: p. 196, fig. 35
    Paintings in the Cleveland Museum of Art: Picture Book No. 4 . [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952. Reproduced: p. 49 archive.org
  • Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).
    CMA, November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983: "Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs," gallery A, no catalogue.
    CMA, 1944: "The Prentiss Bequest," ct. no. 10, pl. VIII (said to have been in the C. Fairfax Murray collection, apparently having been confused with the companion portrait).
  • {{cite web|title=Portrait of Maria Kitscher, Frau von Freyberg|url=false|author=Hans Mielich|year=1545|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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