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Parade Shield for the Bodyguard of Wolf-Dietrich von Raitenau, Archbishop of Salzburg
ca. 1595
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Unknown
Italian, venice
Wood, tooled leather, metal leaf, polychromy, varnish
Overall: 24 1/2 inches (62.2 cm)
Arms and Armor
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Museum Purchase, Jill Ford Murray Fund
2022.5
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Provenance
ca. 1595-1600, made for the bodyguard of Prince Bishop Wolf-Dietrich von Raitenau [r. 1587–d. 1612] (Salzburg, Austria)
from 1612 until at least 1699, by descent through the archbishops of Salzburg in the Hohensalzburg arsenal. by 1913-1964, The Armoury of the Überacker [Uiberracker or Ueberacker] Family in (Sighartstein Castle, Sigharstein, near Salzburg, Austria)
1964, by descent to Gabrielle, Grafin von Überacker [1915-1999], and Josef Graf Palffy von Erdöd (Sighartstein Castle, Sigharstein, Austria)
1999, removed by Martin Graf Palffy von Erdöd and transferred to his private residence in (Vienna, Austria)
2014, sold at auction by (Hermann Historica, Munich, Germany)
2014, private collection (United Kingdom)
2019, sold to (Peter Finer, Ltd., London, United Kingdom)
2022-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Italian, Venice, Parade Shield for the Bodyguard of Wolf-Dietrich von Raitenau, Archbishop of Salzburg, ca. 1595, wood, tooled leather, metal leaf, polychromy, varnish. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Jill Ford Murray Fund, 2022.5.
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