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STEINLA, Moritz (1791 Steinlah - 1858 Dresden)
The Angels of the Madonna of St. Sixtus
Framed & behind glass : 33 x 44 cm.
Steel engraving after Raphael (Raffaelllo Sanzio, 1483 - 1520 Rome). Dresden, published by Ernst Arnold, H. Felsing impr. Glazed Biedermeier mahogany frame with wooden back panel. Back panel partially worm-eaten.
* Steinla (Franz Anton Erich Moritz, actually Müller), painter, reproduction engraver, wood engraver, brother of the engraver Friedrich Theodor Müller, studied at the academy in Dresden, 1837-1858 professor at the same. * The art publisher Ernst Arnold was known for his reproductions of paintings from the Dresden Old Masters Picture Gallery. * Heinrich Felsing, 1800-1875, printer and engraver in Darmstadt.
Literature : Thieme-Becker (1937), Boetticher (1901).
Provenance : * Partner auction Bergmann (the responsibility for legally compliant consignment and description lies with Auktionshaus Bergmann, Erlangen).