Object details
Object number
ARC.006312
Creator(s)
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Friedrich Bruckmann
(active Munich, 1814 - 1898)
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primary
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Franz Liszt
(Sopron, Hungary, 1811 - 1886, Bayreuth, Germany)
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subject
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Richard Wagner
(Leipzig, 1813 - 1883, Venice)
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subject
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Georg Papperitz
(Dresden, 1846 - 1918, Munich)
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after
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Franz Seraph Von Lenbach
(Bavaria, 1836 - 1904, Munich)
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subject
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Siegfried Wagner
(Tribschen, Switzerland, 1869 - 1930, Bayreuth, Germany)
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subject
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Heinrich Vogl
(Munich, 1845 - 1900, Munich)
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subject
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Hermann Levi
(Geissen, 1839 - 1900, Munich)
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subject
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Hans Richter
(Raab, Hungary, 1843 - 1916, Bayreuth)
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subject
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Albert Niemann
(Erxleben, Germany, 1831 - 1917, Berlin)
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subject
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Amalie Fredrich Materna
(St. Georgen in der Steiermark, 1844 - 1918, Vienna)
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subject
Title
Richard Wagner and Friends in Bayrueth
Date
about 1880
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
English
Dimensions
17 x 11.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in ink (left): Phototypie von Fr. Bruckmann in München / G. Papperitz. Richard Wagner in Bayreuth. / Kunstverlag von P. Kaeser in München. / Vervielfältigung vorbehalten. / Déposé. - Registered.
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.
Commentary
During Isabella’s lifetime, German composer Richard Wagner was at the epicenter of the classical music world. This photographic print illustrates a musical salon in Bayreuth, where Wagner hosted an annual music festival. He is surrounded by luminaries such as composer and pianist Franz Liszt and opera singer Amalie Materna.
Isabella admired Wagner’s work and went to great lengths to see his performances. She traveled many times to Bayreuth and attended his operas in the United States and Europe. She displayed this print in the Musicians Case in the Yellow Room along with other collected scores and librettos.
Bibliography
Ana Barrett, "Belle of the Opera: Gardner and Wagner," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 20 July 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/belle-opera-gardner-and-wagner
Gallery
Yellow Room
Case
Musicians Case
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