The German, Swiss and Central-European Venus: a topical catalogue of sculptures, reliefs, paintings, frescos, drawings, prints and illustrations of identified artists of Germany, Switzerland and Central-European countries

Abstract

Each entry comprises the known, assumed or estimated date of the work, the name of the creator (authenticated or attributed), the title(s) of the work (in the language of the owner), the type, medium and material of support, the dimension and, if applicable and known, the number in the series, the owner and inventory number, the auctioneer and sales or exhibition data, the main sources (bibliography) and further details about replicas, preparatory drawings, prints, copies and other comments. All works are categorized in one of the 18 main topics and sub-topics, grouped in two Regions: the German, Swiss Region (GSR), i.e. present Germany (DE) as well as former parts and Switzerland (CH); and the Central-European Region (CER), i.e. present and other regions of the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire, and ordered chronologically.