a large berlin (KPM) porcelain painted plaque of the young Jesus Addressing the Elders in the temple late 19/early 20th century

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

the plaque height 9 1/2 in.; width 12 7/8 in.
24.2 cm; 32.7 cm

finely painted by H. Heisel after Johann Hoffman and signed lower right front H. Neisel n. Hofmann, impressed KPM mark beneath a sceptre with the letters j and J, impressed measurement 315 255, script inscription in blue ink Jesus im Tempel/nach H. Hofmann and (1882) inscribed in black ink, all on the reverse. Set within a carved giltwood frame.

Catalogue Note

Heinrich Hofmann' s (1824-1911) Christ in the Temple painted in 1871 is in the Riverside Church in New York City. In it, Hofmann depicts a scene from the gospel of Luke in which the young Jesus was found in a temple amongst elders posing questions to each of them, and subsequently astonishing them by his wisdom.