Franz Joseph Guldin - PORTRAIT OF FRANZ KONRAD, BISHOP OF CONSTANCE, CRDINAL VON RODT - image-1

Lot 25 Dα

Franz Joseph Guldin - PORTRAIT OF FRANZ KONRAD, BISHOP OF CONSTANCE, CRDINAL VON RODT

Auction 1008 - overview Cologne
20.03.2013, 14:30 - Paintings 15th - 19th Century
Estimate: 3.500 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.392 € (incl. premium)

Franz Joseph Guldin

PORTRAIT OF FRANZ KONRAD, BISHOP OF CONSTANCE, CRDINAL VON RODT

Oil on canvas (relined). 111.5 x 83 cm.
F: Guldin pinx: 17(?)1.

Franz Konrad von Rodt (1706-1775) became Prince Bishop of Constance in 1750 and Cardinal in 1756. His motto that was also found on medals was „Pro Ecclesia et pro Patria“. Court painter to the Cardinal-Bishop von Rodt and also of his predecessor Kasimir Anton von Sickingen was Franz Joseph Guldin.

Provenance

Auction Koller, Zurich, 28.3.2012, lot 6450. - Private collection, Rhineland.