Gedenkblatt zur Eröffnung des Konzils 1869 in Rom

Commemorative sheet for the opening of the 1869 Council in Rome, 1869

ArtistJohann Baptist Wilhelm Adolf Sonderland, Düsseldorf 1805–1878 Düsseldorf

ArtistMoritz Ulffers, Hamburg 1819–1902 Düsseldorf

Artistnach Caspar Johann Nepomuk Scheuren, Aachen 1810–1887 Düsseldorf

Publishing houseC.F. Calow's Kunsthandlung, Köln, active ca. 1869–1883

PrintLithographische Anstalt R. Reiß

MediumColour lithograph with golden tone

Sheet dimensions70,1 × 56,5 cm

Image dimensions49,8 × 38,2 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThe Catholic artist Caspar Scheuren worked for the Church on several occasions. In 1869, he created a commemorative print for the opening of the First Vatican Council in Rome. On 8 December 1869, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, over 700 bishops and monastic abbots from all over the world gathered in the Holy City. They met in the northern transept of St Peter’s Basilica, the focus of the artist’s depiction. The doctrine of papal infallibility, which is still valid today, was elevated to the status of dogma at this council. This image is a colour lithograph with a gold tone.

AccessionAcquisition 1919

Provenance[...]; 1.5.1919 angekauft von Fritz Bürmann

Inventory numberK 1919-587

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Commemorative sheet for the opening of the 1869 Council in Rome, 1869

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