EN EDITOR Dr. Sabine Haag IntroduCtion Many people love to collect things, but only a Director-General select few of these collections remain intact Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien over decades or over the centuries. We are ex- Burgring 5, 1010 Vienna tremely fortunate that one of them was the © 2014 KHM high-quality collection assembled by Archduke Authors: Leopold Wilhelm (1614–1662). To celebrate the Gerlinde Gruber (Baroque Installation, 25, 28, 31) 4ooth anniversary of his birth the Kunsthisto- Barbara Herbst (10, 21, 19, 34) risches Museum Vienna is presenting a selection Rotraut Krall (4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 21, 38, 39) of works from his collections, which comprise Manuela Laubenberger (13) a seminal part of the museum’s holdings. Konrad Schlegel (7, 8, 9, 35, 36, 37) Renate Schreiber (Introduction, 1) W The artefacts assembled in our Special Exhibi- LD IL O H Agnes Stillfried (2, 3, 18, 22, 24) P E tion Gallery document the depth and breadth L O M Francesca del Torre Scheuch (16) of the Archduke’s collection. In addition, other E L Daniel Uchtmann (20, 26, 29, 33) S works from his collection now displayed in the A T Karoline Zhuber-Okrog (12) M S Kunstkammer and the Picture Gallery are iden- A Passion for Art A Passion for Art M L U E L Andreas Zimmermann (23, 27, 30, 32) tified by a special label; the Coin Collection has English translations: Agnes Stillfried installed a special vitrine. Look out for objects collected by the Archduke PARTNERS in the different collections – it’s worth it! OPENING HOURS June 17 – September 28, 2014 Tue – Sun, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thurs 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. June – August open daily! 17. JUNE 2014 TO 28. SEPTEMBER 2014 David Teniers the younger, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery in Brussels, c. 1650, canvas 1 LUNCHTIME Short Lunchtime Lectures in German on dif- LECtures ferent works in the exhibition every Tues at 12.30 p.m. July – August. 27 postage For details go to www.khm.at paid by KHM ■ Picture Gallery ■ Special exhibition: to an EU address 26 24 1 TO 17 29 »A Passion for Art« 25 ■ Picture Gallery LECTURES Dr. Irene Schaudies, Archduke Leopold 28 Wilhelm and Jacob Jordaens FRI SEPT. 12, 4 P.M. Irene Schaudies wrote her PhD on Jacob Jor- 31 LECTURE ROOM daens and helped curate the exhibition Jor- 30 19 18 daens und die Antike in Brussels/Kassel with 32 20 22 Joost Vander Auwera and Justus Lange. A free- 21 lance art historian, her research focus is on Flemish baroque art. She has published on Jordaens, Rubens and the reception of Caravaggio in the southern Netherlands. 0.5 David Teniers jun., Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery in Brussels, c. 1650, © KHM EXHIBITION Sabine Haag (ed.) 23 CATALOGUE brochure, 112 pages, German ■ Kunstkammer Vienna 37 ISBN 978-3-99020-071-1 € 14,95 39 38 GREETINGS FROM We will post this postcard for you to an EU 36 THE KUNSTHISTO­ address. Just drop it into the post box in the RISCHES MUSEUM Museum Shop. 35 33 www.khm.at 34 IN THE SPECIAL 1 Frans Luycx EXHIBITION ERZHERZOG LEOPOLD WILHELM GALLERY 2 Attributed to Alessandro Abondio PORTRAIT MEDAL 3 Jan Davidsz de Heem THE EUCHARIST WITH FRUIT GARLANDS 4 Augsburg TwO MATCHLOCK PISTOLS 5 David Teniers the younger THE BRUSSELS POPINJAY 6 Leonhard Kern SCENE FROM THE THIRTY YEARS’ WAR 7 Leonhard Kern ABUNDANTIA 8 Pier Jacopo Alari de Bonacolsi, called Antico ATROPOS 9 Dionysio Miseroni SHELL-shapED BOWL 10 Florence L’ARROTINO (thE GRINDER) 11 Italian USHABTI 12 Roman MAGICAL CAMEO 13 Roman EMPEROR LUCIUS VERUS 14 Balthasar Herold, Johann Philipp Barth ARCHDUKE LEOPOLD WILHELM 15 David Teniers the younger 29 Joachim von Sandrart THEATRUM PICTORIUM MINERVA AND SATURN PROTECTING SCIENCE AND THE ARTS FROM ENVY AND 16 THE »BAROQUE« INSTALLATION FALSEHOOD 17 David Teniers the younger 30 Christopher Paudiß ARCHDUKE LEOPOLD WILHELM IN HIS ST. JEROME GALLERY IN BRUSSELS 31 Peter Paul Rubens STORMY LANDSCAPE WITH JUPITER, IN THE PICTURE 18 Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian MERCURY, PHILEMON AND BAUCIS GALLERY JACOPO STRADA 32 Peter Paul Rubens 19 Antonello da Messina HEAD OF MEDUSA THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH SAINTS 20 Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto IN THE KUNSt­ 33 Anonymous artist PORTRAIT OF A BEARDED MAN KAMMER GREGORY THE GREAT WITH SCRIBES 21 Raffaello Santi, called Raphael 34 Pier Maria della Pescia Serbaldi, called ST. MARGARET Tagliacarne 22 Giorgio da Castelfranco called Giorgione POLYHYMNIA THE THREE PHILOSOPHERS 35 Master of the Decorated Box tops 23 Annibale Carracci TwO CIRCULAR BOX TOPS PIETÀ 36 Pier Jacopo Alari de Bonacolsi, called Antico 24 Jan van Eyck HERCULES AND ANTAEUS CARDINAL NICCOLÒ ALBERGATI 37 Leonhard Kern 25 Pieter Bruegel the elder PENSIVE CHRIST HUNTERS IN THE SNOW (WintER) 38 Gottfried Libalt 26 Anthony van Dyck STILL LIFE WITH A BUST OF ARCHDUKE SAMSON AND DELILAH LEOPOLD WILHELM Frans van Mieris the elder 27 39 Attributed to Jan van den Hoecke GENTLEMAN IN A SHOP ALLEGORY CELEBRATING ARCHDUKE 28 Jacob Jordaens LEOPOLD WILHELM (1614 —1662) THE BEAN KING 1 Archduke Leopold Wilhelm was born on Janu- In 1648 the Peace of Westphalia concluded ary 5, 1614 at Wiener Neustadt as the young- the Thirty Years’ War, but Spain and France est son of Archduke, later Emperor Ferdinand remained at war. This meant the Archduke Frans Luycx (Antwerp II and his wife Mary of Bavaria. continued under military orders. 1604–1668 Vienna) ARCHDUKE As a younger son he was destined for a career For many years the Netherlands had served LEOPOLD WILHELM in the Church. Here Franz Luycx portrays the as Europe’s centre for the art trade. As a re- (1614–1662) IN blond prince in ecclesiastical robes aged about sult of the English Civil War, a number of out- ECCLESIASTICAL 22. The Archduke appears sensitive and some- standing collections came onto the market. ROBES what melancholic, and we know that he was Advised by his court painter Jan van den unhappy about being elected bishop (of, Hoecke, Leopold Wilhelm gladly used this op- c. 1638 among others, Passau and Strasbourg) and be- portunity to acquire many important works. canvas, 85 x 56 cm coming Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. When van den Hoecke’s died, he was succeed- inv.no. GG 2754 Twice – in 1639 and in 1645 – his brother, Em- ed by David Teniers the younger, whose pic- peror Ferdinand III, appointed him command- tures of the masterpieces assembled by the er of the Imperial army during the Thirty Archduke helped to publicise the latter’s col- Years’ War. Despite his lack of military train- lection. ing Leopold Wilhelm approached this assign- ment with enthusiasm; sadly, his military car- At his own desire Leopold Wilhelm ended his eer was not very successful. tenure in 1656 and returned to Vienna. Six months later his brother Emperor Ferdinand In April 1647, Leopold Wilhelm travelled to III was dead. Following a difficult election, Brussels as Governor of the Spanish Nether- Ferdinand’s nineteen-year-old son, Leopold I, lands (more or less modern-day Belgium and was elected Emperor. Leopold Wilhelm and Luxemburg) for his cousin, King Philip IV of his nephew were on excellent terms, and he Spain, an assignment fraught with difficulties. became Leopold’s trusted advisor. He was accompanied by his chamberlain and confidant, Count Johann Adolph von In 1658 the top floor of Stallburg Palace was Schwarzenberg. adapted to house the Archduke’s extensive collection. Anton van der Baren, the director of his picture gallery, was in charge of the 2 Through his travels and exalted rank Leopold building work, and in 1659 compiled an inven- Wilhelm was familiar with medals and coins tory of all the artworks. as artistic media. It is remarkable, however, Attributed to that most of his medals were intended as gifts Alessandro Abondio In 1661 the painter Frans Geffels wrote enthu- (1570/80–1648) or honours. siastically about his visit to Stallburg Palace: »the Archduke took over four hours to show PORTRAIT MEDAL The obverse of this »gift medal« features the me round the collection, explaining and lis- (GIFT MEDAL) OF Archduke’s bust-portrait in ecclesiastical tening as we walked […] I believe there is no LEOPOLD WILHELM robes, its reverse a lion and a lamb beneath a place in Italy with so many (paintings) this cross; the crossbar is decorated with a bride, undated (after 1641) beautiful.« laurel branches and the Eye of Providence. gold (minted), 42.5 mm, 35.14 g (equals 10 The image’s meaning is not easy to decipher. On November 20, 1662 Leopold Wilhelm died ducats), broken loop The lamb may be identified as the agnus dei, in Vienna. He left some of his tapestries to inv.no. MK 2545bβ or it may represent justice; the lion stands for his friend Count Schwarzenberg, but his paint- bravery, and the bridle for moderation; the ings – »what I love most among my estate« – laurels refer either to faith or to victory. We expressly to his nephew, Emperor Leopold I. may assume that this is an allegorical render- A large share of his collection still forms a ing of the Archduke’s virtues that culminates seminal part of the celebrated collections of in his personal device »TIMORE DOMINI« (in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. fear of the Lord). // in the Special Exhibition Gallery // in the Special Exhibition Gallery 3 In 1648 De Heem painted this ecclesiastical 4 Popinjays were among the traditional enter- still-life for Leopold Wilhelm, whose person- tainments organized by the St. George’s Har- al device Timore Domini (in fear of the Lord) quebusiers Guild in Brussels.