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Source Description
In an incident from the New Testament, related in the Gospels of Mark and Luke, Christ raises from the dead the 12-year-old daughter of Jairus, a leader of the synagogue. The model for Christ has been identified as Joseph Mair, who played the role of the Lord in the famous Oberammergau Passion Play, and the artist's first wife, Emma Kitzinger, is thought to have posed for the daughter of Jairus. In the right corner, a realistically painted beetle is crawling towards the girl's pillow, and on her arm a fly achieves the same trompe l'oeil. Max was born in Prague, now the capital of the Czech Republic, but was trained in Vienna, Austria, and Munich, Germany, where he later became a professor. He is particularly noted for his sentimental, religious subjects.
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Document identity
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35058
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The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus
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drawing
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Source metadata
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35058
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drawing
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title
The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus
description
In an incident from the New Testament, related in the Gospels of Mark and Luke, Christ raises from the dead the 12-year-old daughter of Jairus, a leader of the synagogue. The model for Christ has been identified as Joseph Mair, who played the role of the Lord in the famous Oberammergau Passion Play, and the artist's first wife, Emma Kitzinger, is thought to have posed for the daughter of Jairus. In the right corner, a realistically painted beetle is crawling towards the girl's pillow, and on her arm a fly achieves the same trompe l'oeil. Max was born in Prague, now the capital of the Czech Republic, but was trained in Vienna, Austria, and Munich, Germany, where he later became a professor. He is particularly noted for his sentimental, religious subjects.
provenance
Wimmer and Co., Munich, 1881 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Herber R. Bishop [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Herber R. Bishop Sale, American Art Association, New York, January 19, 1906, no. 58; Emile Rey, Hotel Lafayette, New York, January 19, 1906, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1881
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
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cm
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71.9
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87.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 28 5/16 x W: 34 5/8 in. (71.9 x 87.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: G. Max; [Date] Lower right: 1881; [Stencil] On canvas: Wimmer & Co. / Gallery of Fine Arts / Munich; [Stencil] On canvas: Fritz Schachinger / München; [Number] In black chalk: M 3900 / Friedrich
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oil on canvas
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2310
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EAN
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2354
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photo
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