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It's not impossible that the painter produced multiple copies, Sassoferato - although he painted devotional subjects - was known for painting multiple copies and these artists would have to work to the market.
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Thanks, Max, that seems to be it for sure.Max wrote: ↑06 Aug 2022, 15:47Geoff Walden wrote: ↑03 Aug 2022, 02:48
The Tintoretto may have been this one, which was also in the Great Hall (that is, I believe this was by Tintoretto - it is very similar to identified works of his).
I think it unlikely that it is a Tintoretto but rather a copy by a student of Canaletto or Bellotto
Check for the minor differences between the Hitler catalog photo and the two master works
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RJP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaletto ... 6_1992.jpg
About the “Adam and Eve,” the version shown in the Hitler catalog seem identical to the color version posted, in spite of the convoluted history. But it could have been another copy, I suppose. There was more than one copy of Feuerbach’s “Nana,” which appeared in various places in the Berghof.
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Great thread! I've always wondered what happened to Hitler's artworks. Anyone know what happened to the tapestries?
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Before this thread gets too side tracked by artworks at the Berghof, there was a thread devoted to the subject several years ago viewtopic.php?f=44&t=144844&hilit=berghof+art
It was an immensely interesting thread as I remember, but, sadly, many of the linked images nolonger exist.
It was an immensely interesting thread as I remember, but, sadly, many of the linked images nolonger exist.
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Yes!
That was an very interesting thread - wish this topic could continue there?
That was an very interesting thread - wish this topic could continue there?
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Not necessarily on my account. Surely the powers that be should field that one. I just think it's a shame to rehash here what has already been explored elsewhere. If only the missing images in the other thread could be recovered or replaced with more permanent examples.
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Just picked up my reading for the week, looks really interesting: Despina Stratigakos, Hitler at Home (Yale Univ. Press, 2015).
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Biber, Despina Stratigakos' Hitler at Home is a great book! The sections on the Berghof are very informative.
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Yes it looks like it is going to be a great read. Frankly, I'm surprised i haven't encountered this book before now. I already know quite a bit about the Berghof thanks to sources like this thread and Geoff's site, but I'm hoping to learn more. Can't wait to get started!Duane Becker wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 22:04Biber, Despina Stratigakos' Hitler at Home is a great book! The sections on the Berghof are very informative.
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Interesting pictures of construction works on Berghof when it was transformed from Haus Wachenfeld can be seen here: https://www.alexautographs.com/auction- ... 0E14D1C9CE. Auctioned and sold for hefty (and to me ridiculous) USD 5000 ...
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Yes, these are wonderful photos -- they belong in a comprehensive book on the subject of transforming Haus Wachenfeld into The Berghof!
But that price? Way beyond my poor wallet!
Thanks for sharing them with us, Mike.
Br. James
But that price? Way beyond my poor wallet!
Thanks for sharing them with us, Mike.
Br. James
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Thanks from me as well, Mike. I wonder if there have been other sets of these. Some I have seen before (some have been used before on this forum), but I hadn’t seen the two interesting views of the Türken before. Another good view is the Gästehaus Hoher Göll before Bormann had it converted to his Partei office building.
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Current news on the Obersalzberg:
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Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden apartments almost ready for hotel employees.
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I work in a company that was the main contractor on Berghof (and other Third Reich buildings and structures for that matter). I sometimes wonder, what our archives must hold in this respect, but I never asked, as I know this is a sensitive issue for my German colleagues. Also, apparently much of the archive was destoryed before the end of WWII by Allied bombing. But yet... I'm sometimes this close to elaborating on the issue, because I'm sure some interesting things could still be found thereGeoff Walden wrote: ↑22 Sep 2022, 18:53Thanks from me as well, Mike. I wonder if there have been other sets of these. Some I have seen before (some have been used before on this forum), but I hadn’t seen the two interesting views of the Türken before. Another good view is the Gästehaus Hoher Göll before Bormann had it converted to his Partei office building.