Kunsthistoriker Franz Wolff-Metternich (1893-1978): Letter Rome 1971 Over Fresco

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You are bidding on one typewritten, signed letter of the art historian Franz Wolff Metternich (1893-1978).


Dated Rome, the 3rd February 1971.


Aimed at the countess Clara Ledochowska (*26. June 1911 in Sarns near Brixen), secretary at the Austrian embassy at the Holy See (Vatican).


Regards one created in 1517 Fresco in the church of Trevignano, which was painted by a student of Raphael.


Signed "Franz Metternich."


Scope: one A4 page; without envelope.


Condition: Without envelope; Paper a bit stained. Please also note the pictures!

Internal note: Clara L. 38 Autograph Art


OverFranz Wolff Metternich (Source: wikipedia):

Franz Florentin Maria Graf Wolff-Metternich to the canal (*31. December 1893 in Feldhausen; † 25. May 1978 in Cologne) was a German art historian and state curator for the Rhine Province from 1928 to 1950. 1945/1946 for the province of North Rhine and subsequently for the administrative districts of Aachen, Düsseldorf and Cologne.

Life: Wolff-Metternich comes from the Wolff-Metternich family. He married at Herdringen Castle on the 5th. November 1925, Alix Reichsfreiin von Fürstenberg (1900–1991), a daughter of Engelbert Egon von Fürstenberg-Hertreiben. He studied art history at the University of Bonn, where he received his doctorate under Paul Clemen. He then worked in monument preservation in the Rhine Province and was provincial curator from 1928 to 1950. From 1940 to 1942 he headed the Wehrmacht's art protection department in France. From 1950 to 1952 he worked for the Foreign Office, and from 1953 until his retirement in 1962 he was director of the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome.


Franz Florentin Maria Graf Wolff-Metternich to the canal (*31. December 1893 in Feldhausen; † 25. May 1978 in Cologne) was a German art historian and state curator for the Rhine Province from 1928 to 1950. 1945/1946 for the province of North Rhine and subsequently for the administrative districts of Aachen, Düsseldorf and Cologne. Life: Wolff-Metternich comes from the Wolff-Metternich family. He married at Herdringen Castle on the 5th. November 1925, Alix Reichsfreiin von Fürstenberg (1900–1991), a daughter of Engelbert Egon von Fürstenberg-Hertreiben. He studied art history at the University of Bonn, where he received his doctorate under Paul Clemen. He then worked in monument preservation in the Rhine Province and was provincial curator from 1928 to 1950. From 1940 to 1942 he headed th
Autogrammart Schriftstück
Erscheinungsort Rom
Region Europa
Material Papier
Sprache Deutsch
Autor Franz Wolff-Metternich
Original/Faksimile Original
Genre Kunst & Fotografie
Eigenschaften Erstausgabe
Eigenschaften Signiert
Erscheinungsjahr 1971
Produktart Maschinengeschriebenes Manuskript