id:			78982
accession number:	2017.192
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.192
updated:		2023-03-03 07:00:52.632000

The Resurrection of Christ, 1622. Johann König (German, 1586–1642). Oil on copper; unframed: 61 x 46 cm (24 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2017.192

title:				The Resurrection of Christ
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creation date:			1622
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1700
current location:		214 Central and Northern European
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Germany, 17th century
technique:	oil on copper
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	P - German before 1800
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Johann König (German, 1586–1642)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 61 x 46 cm (24 x 18 1/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed and dated lower left: Johan. : König / 1622
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Recent Acquisitions
	opening date:   2018-03-17T04:00:00
	<i>Recent Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (03/17/2018-06/06/2018): "Recent Acquisitions 2014-2017"

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PROVENANCE

	Count Joseph Franz Anton Wunibald Andreas Saturnin, Truchseß [Steward] zu Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach [1748–1813], Cologne, Wurzach and Vienna by 1796, until 1813
	date: until 1813
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	Among 81 paintings purchased from the Truchsessian collection by Ludwig I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine [1753–1830]
	date: between 1814 and 1820
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	Presented by Ludwig I to the Großherzogliches Museum, Darmstadt, 1820
	date: 1820
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	Deaccessioned from the Großherzogliches Museum, Darmstadt, between 1830 and 1854
	date: 1830-1854
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	Collection Wilhelm Kreis [1873–1955], Düsseldorf, probably by the 1920s
	date: by 1920s
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	Bequeathed by Wilhelm Kreis to his nephew and godson, Helmut Arntz [1912–2007]
	date: 1955-2007
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	By descent to his son, Joachim Arntz, by whom sold
	date: 2007-2012
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	(Lempertz, Cologne, November 17, 2012, no. 1126, sold to a consortium of dealers including Konrad Bernheimer [Colnaghi] and Otto Naumann)
	date: 2012
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	(Colnaghi, London / Bernheimer Fine Old Masters, Munich [2014])
	date: 2012-2014
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fun fact:


digital description:
According to Christian belief, three days after his death by crucifixion, Christ rose from the dead and ascended into heaven. König’s interpretation of this traditional theme employs vivid colors and explosive poses to express the drama of the event. Meticulous brushwork delineates exquisite details, and draws attention to the luminous landscape and the three holy women hastening towards Christ’s vacant tomb.

wall description:
According to the New Testament, on the third day after his crucifixion Christ rose from the dead to ascend to heaven. Johan König shows a triumphant Christ soaring toward heaven’s golden light. Around the empty sarcophagus are the soldiers charged with guarding it; some sleep, while others scatter in fright, shielding their eyes against the brilliant light. Through the archway in the background, dawn breaks over the city of Jerusalem as the three holy women (Mary Magdalene, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary Salome) hasten toward the empty tomb. König specialized in small, vividly colored narratives painted on copper or vellum. The <em>Resurrection</em> is among the artist’s largest paintings on copper.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Müller, Franz Hubert. <em>Beschreibung der Gemäldesammlung in dem Großherzoglichen Museum zu Darmstadt</em>.  Darmstadt, 1820.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p.69, no. 215
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	Frimmel, Theodor von. “Zur Geschichte der Galerie Truchsess-Zeyl-Wurzach.” <em>Blätter für Gemäldekunde</em>, 1 no. 2 (April 1904): 23-28.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 27 (no. 19)
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IMAGES

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