View of the Ripa Grande in Rome, Jan Both
Jan Both
View of the Ripa Grande in Rome
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Jan Both

View of the Ripa Grande in Rome, ca. 1640 – 1645


Dimensions
40.2 x 54.4 x min. 0.8 cm
maximum depth
1.3 cm
Physical Description
Oil on oak
Inventory Number
42
Acquisition
Acquired in 1816 with the founder’s bequest
Status
On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 1

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About the Acquisition

In March 1815, the Frankfurt businessman and banker Johann Friedrich Städel bequeathed his entire fortune and art collection to a foundation which was to be named after him: the 'Städelsches Kunstinstitut'. However, he also dedicated the foundation to the citizens of Frankfurt immaterially, wishing it to be an "adornment and of practical use" to Frankfurt's citizenry. He was thus the first ordinary citizen in the German-speaking region to found a public art museum: the present-day Städel Museum. When he died, his collection comprised 476 paintings, some 4,600 drawings, almost 10,000 printed graphics and valuable books.

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02.12.2024