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Encyclopedia > Philipp Hainhofer

Philipp Hainhofer (21 July 1578–1647) was a merchant, banker, diplomat and art collector in Augsburg. He is remembered, among other things, for the curiosity cabinets (Kunstschränke) which he created with the assistance of a large number of Augsburg artisans. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ...


Hainhofer studied Law at the Universities of Siena and Padua, traveled through Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, and acquired a good knowledge of art and several languages. He was elected to the senate of Augsburg in 1605 and was chosen as political correspondent in the city by the King of France, the Margrave of Baden and Duke Philip II of Pomerania. he last of these was of particular significance and Hainhofer acted as agent for the Duke in acquiring art and objects for a Kunstkammer (curiosity chamber), and in composing the famous so-called Pommerscher Kunstschrank (Pomeranian curiosity cabinet), which was made 1615-1617 and given as a gift to the Duke; tragically, it was destroyed in a fire at the end of World War II. The University of Siena (Università di Siena, UNISI) in Tuscany is one of the older universities of Italy, founded in the 13th century, initially as a Studium. ... Gymnasivm Patavinum: The Universitys main Bo palace shown in a 1654 woodcut The University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is one of the most well-renowned universities in Italy. ... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... Baden is a region in Southwestern Germany, along the right bank of the Rhine. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...


Philip of Pomerania and other princes used Hainhofer for various diplomatic missions and the contacts Hainhofer made on his journeys also served to develop his business as an art agent, and he produced additional curiosity cabinets. In 1632, one was presented by Hainhofer on behalf of the City of Augsburg to King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. This cabinet, which is the best preserved of Hainhofer's Kunstschränke, is on display in the Museum Gustavianum of the University of Uppsala. Another one, made for Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, is preserved in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gustavianum, the former main building of Uppsala University, built 1622-1625 and named after King Gustavus Adolphus. ... Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... Augustus (10 April 1579, Dannenberg – 17 September 1666, Wolfenbüttel), called the Younger, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. ... The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for National Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ...


References

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) is one of the most important and most comprehensive biographical reference works in german language. ...

Further reading

  • Jochen Brüning & Friedrich Niewöhner (eds.), Augsburg in der Frühen Neuzeit. Beiträge zu einem Forschungsprogramm (1995)

External links

  • Presentation and very large and detailed image of the cabinet made for Duke August of Brunswick-Lüneburg, at the Rijksmuseum.
  • The Augsburg Art Cabinet, about the Uppsala cabinet
  • The King's Kunstkammer, a Danish Internet exhibition on the idea behind renaissance art and curiosity chambers (text in English)
  • Pommerscher Kunstschrank

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Hainhofer, Philipp - Rijksmuseum (152 words)
Philipp Hainhofer was a man of many talents.
As well as being a merchant, a banker and an art dealer, he was also a diplomat for his home city of Augsburg.
Hainhofer was also a collector; his own collection
Giornale Nuovo: Pictorial Stones (1052 words)
The Augsburg merchant Philipp Hainhofer was a specialist in works like these, and included fine examples of decorated stones in the cabinets he supplied to Philip II, the duke of Pomerania, and to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
In the latter cabinet were a maritime battle scene painted on marble, after a design by Jacques Callot: and a pair of remarkable paintings on agate by one Johann König (1586-1635).
Hainhofer sourced his pictorial stones from Italy, and often referred to them as ‘Florentine stones.’ In one letter he wrote about ‘those Florentine stones in which Nature herself has depicted cities, towers and roofs.’ Another famous owner of such a stone was the Jesuit polymath Athanasius Kircher.
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