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Carl Heinrich Hoff, Skizze zum Heidelberger Festzug - Kurfürst Otto Heinrich, vor 1886, Öl auf …
Sketch for a Procession in Heidelberg – Elector Otto Heinrich
Carl Heinrich Hoff, Skizze zum Heidelberger Festzug - Kurfürst Otto Heinrich, vor 1886, Öl auf Leinwand, auf Pappe aufgezogen, 29 × 90 cm
Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB, Annette Hiller-ARTOTHEK

Sketch for a Procession in Heidelberg – Elector Otto Heinrich, before 1886

ArtistCarl Heinrich Hoff, Mannheim 1838–1890 Karlsruhe
Oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions without frame29 × 90 cm
Dimensions with frame39,3 × 100 × 2,8 cm
Status
on display, room 010.2
About the workGermany’s first university was founded in Heidelberg in 1386. Carl Heinrich Hoff, a painter with close ties to Düsseldorf, designed the procession planned for the 500th anniversary celebrations. He wanted to bring the past into the present with several parades. As the festival records stated, the main group shown here was intended to illustrate the “cultivation of art by Elector Ottheinrich (1556–1559)”. The ruler is depicted in the centre on a grey horse. While he only reigned for three years, he earned himself a place in history by promoting science and the arts.
AccessionAcquisition 1917
Provenance[...]; 1917 erworben von Dr. Ernst Hoff (Düsseldorf 11.8.1872 - 20.9.1932 Düsseldorf)
Inventory numberM 4221
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