Dresden museum returned the heirs of the Gothic sculpture of the altar of St. Peter

Saint Peter. About 1500. Wood
Source: bloomberg.com

Another restitution took place in Germany. According to Bloomberg, the Dresden State Art Collections transferred to 500-year-old wooden statue of St. Peter's pre-war owner's heirs. This family, now living in Germany, chose to remain anonymous. A wooden sculpture of the late Gothic style (1500), most likely comes from the Church of the Rhineland or the south-western region of Germany.

know that this statue was removed from the former owner for a planned to Linz Führer Museum. Collection of "artifacts" to have not engaged in the museum opened, former director of the Dresden Gallery, Hans Posse (Hans Posse), and he is very successful in this endeavor. Part of the collection after the war remained in the Dresden Museum, including the statue of Peter the Great. She at one time exhibited in Meissen in Chemnitz.

But now the product is returned rightful owners. In many respects it was thanks to the initiative of the museum guide. In 2008, the Art Collections of Dresden was established by a special commission to study the history of the existence of works submitted to the museum after 1933.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources : bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru