Location
Austria, Styria, Graz
Alte Galerie, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Inv.-Nr. P 249, not exhibited
Artwork
Relief Handing over the Keys of Heaven to Peter, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Alte Galerie, Inv.-Nr. P 249
Type
Relief
Dimensions
Height: 78 cm, width: 59 cm, depth: 8 cm
Critical History
The relief was bought in 1939. Kurt Woisetschläger1 attributed it to the workshop of Philipp Jakob Straub and dated it about 1780-1790. Christine Rabensteiner follows this opinion hereby.
The ornaments with the nodus and ribbon above and the scale-like row on the sides are typical for the late 18th century. In Austria this period was the time of Joseph II (so called Josefinische Kunst).
Construction / Execution
It is a relief made of lime wood; it's carved concave, with original gilding (matte and polished). Missing parts have been replaced. In the upper part there is still one part of the ribbon missing.
In general: woodworm infestation inactive
Components
- Sculpture
- Author: (workshop) Philipp Jakob Straub
- Completed: 1780 – 1790
- Technique(s): wood carving
- Material(s): limewood
- Polychromy
- Completed: 1780 – 1790
Conservation-restoration
- 2018
Materials: nitrocelullose adhesive, wood
Treatment Description
Historical repair: on the backside a whole was glued with a wooden part. Replaced ornaments on both sides. Fillings with cellulosenitrat-wood putty
One refurbishment in the polished gold area with gold leaf on the existing gilding. The background was completely new water gilded.
Images
- Relief Handing over the Keys of Heaven to Peter, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Alte Galerie (photo by Nicolas Lackner, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, 2018
Catalogue entry prepared by Paul-Bernhard Eipper and Christine Rabensteiner
Recommended citation: Paul-Bernhard Eipper and Christine Rabensteiner, Relief Handing over the Keys of Heaven to Peter, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Alte Galerie, Inv.-Nr. P 249, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 03/02/2026) URL
