The Cursing of Cain
Artist
Johann Liss
(German, 1595 - ca. 1629-30)
CultureGerman
Dateca. 1626-27
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 34 1/8 x 28 3/16 in. (86.7 x 71.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 43 3/4 x 37 in. (111.1 x 94 cm)
Overall, Frame: 43 3/4 x 37 in. (111.1 x 94 cm)
InscribedNot signed or dated
Credit LineBequest of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number89.55
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting.Label TextJohann Liss The Cursing of Cain, ca. 1626−27 Oil on canvas Bequest of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 89.55 ProvenanceCaptain Wentworth, Wentworth Castle, near Barnsley, York, England; David M. Koetser, New York, 1954; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Knoedler and Co., New York City, 1975-1976; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Bequest of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1989. Exhibition History"La Pittura Del Seicento A Venezia," Mostra del Seicento, Venice, Italy, June 27 - Oct. 25, 1959. (Exhib. cat. no. 65). "Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, MA, March 15 - April 28, 1963. (Exhib. cat. no. 15). "Venetian Baroque Painters," Finch College Museum of Art, New York, NY, February 1964. (Exhib. cat. no. 15). "Art in Italy, 1600-1700," The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, April 6 - May 9, 1965. (Exhib. cat. no. 193). "Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Norfolk Museum of Arts & Sciences, Norfolk, VA, Dec. 2, 1967 - May 15, 1968. (Exhib. cat. no. 29). "Johann Liss," Rathaus, Augsburg, Aug. 2 - Nov. 2, 1975; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dec. 17, 1975 - March 7, 1976. (Exhib. cat. no. A 34). "Treasures from The Chrysler Museum at Norfolk and Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Tennessee Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville, TN, June 12 - Sept. 5, 1977. (Exhib. cat. no. 3). "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. Published ReferencesExhibition catalogue. LA PITTURA DEL SEICENTO A VENEZIA. Second Edition (BIS). Ca' Pesaro, Venice. 1959: p. 152, no. 65. Exhibition catalogue. BAROQUE PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF WALTER P. CHRYSLER, JR.. Bowdoin College Museum of Art: Brunswick, Maine. 1963: p. Robert L. Manning. ITALIAN RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF WALTER P. CHRYSLER, JR. Norfolk: Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science. 1967: p. 35, no. 29. Notes by Ann Tzeutschler-Lurie. JOHANN LISS. Exhibition under the protectorate of the President of the German Bundestag Frau Annemarie Renger, the International Council of the Museums (ICOM), and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington. 1975:pp. 112-114, fig. 35; A 34. Eric M. Zafran and Mario Amaya. TREASURES FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM AT NORFOLK AND WALTER P. CHRYSLER, JR. Tennessee Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville. 1977: no. 4.
