Portrait of Maria Kitscher, Frau von Freyberg

The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection

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Portrait of Maria Kitscher, Frau von Freyberg

1545

ArtistHans Mielich (German, 1516–1573)

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Medium: oil on wood
Dimensions: 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.)
Classification: Painting
Style: P - German before 1800
Origin: Germany
Institution: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit: The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection

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Provenance

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Provenance event

Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, Cleveland, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.

Source provenance text

Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, Cleveland, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.

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Exhibitions

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Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs

Source exhibition text

Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983). 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). CMA, November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983: "Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs," gallery A, no catalogue.

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Sourced Overview Evidence

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.

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