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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9853304, member: 2844"]The text on the back brings us to an interesting time in Central and Southern European history, and I suspect the original painting was one of a series of portraits of knights who rallied around emperor Barbarossa.</p><p>A bit of historic context:</p><p>The Barbarossa family were emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, which had one of its main seats in Germany. The original painting was painted during the reign of Frederick II Barbarossa.</p><p>Because of repeated conflict, the emperor had a special order of knights who were by his side when needed. This order was the Order of Knights in Kyffhäuser. Kyffhäuser was the German fortress palace of the Barbarossa emperors. It was located strategically for rapid travel to Austria and Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The text:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Orden der Ritter im Kyffhäuser</i></p><p>Order of the Knights in Kyffhäuser</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Der edle Ritter Adalbert von Everstein aus dem Voigtland</i></p><p>The noble knight Adalbert von Everstein from Voigtland (Voigtland is now spelled Vogtland, it is near the Czech border)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Eingetreten 2 VI 1219</i></p><p><i>Ritter 12 X 1219</i></p><p><i>Schwertfeger 13 XI 1220</i></p><p><i>Burgbaumritter 25 XI 1223</i></p><p><i>Zu wiederholten Malen Kanzler und Ritter vom Thron</i></p><p><br /></p><p>- Enlisted 2 VI 1219 (June 2nd 1219)</p><p>- Knight 12 X 1219 (October 12th 1219)</p><p>- Schwertfeger 13 XI 1220 (November 13th 1220)</p><p>A Schwertfeger was someone who sharpened sword blades, [USER=20148]@the blacksmith[/USER] probably knows the proper term in English.</p><p>- Burgbaumritter 25 XI 1223 (November 25th 1223)</p><p>Ritter is knight, but I have no idea what type of knight a 'Burgbaumritter' was. Since Burg means fortress or castle, I suspect he may have been in charge of the defense of the palace of Kyffhäuser.</p><p>- Repeatedly chancellor and knight of the throne.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Gemalt von Pfalzgraf Götz von Berlichingen 1228.</i></p><p>Painted by palatine earl Götz von Berlichingen 1228.</p><p><br /></p><p>The information above is about the original painting.</p><p>Below the line is information about your copy:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>(Otto Weigert / West N.Y. / N.J. gemalt von Karl Deichmann / N.Y. /Scheiding (Sept) 1928)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>'Gemalt von' means painted by.</p><p>So this was painted by Karl Deichmann in New York.</p><p>I suspect he painted fellow German immigrant Otto Weigert from West New York, NJ, posing as Adalbert von Everstein.</p><p>So in spite of the historic subject, the face we are looking at is probably Otto Weigert's face.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did the 'German connection', but I am sure one of our US members will help you find out more about Karl Deichmann and Otto Weigert in NY and NJ.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9853304, member: 2844"]The text on the back brings us to an interesting time in Central and Southern European history, and I suspect the original painting was one of a series of portraits of knights who rallied around emperor Barbarossa. A bit of historic context: The Barbarossa family were emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, which had one of its main seats in Germany. The original painting was painted during the reign of Frederick II Barbarossa. Because of repeated conflict, the emperor had a special order of knights who were by his side when needed. This order was the Order of Knights in Kyffhäuser. Kyffhäuser was the German fortress palace of the Barbarossa emperors. It was located strategically for rapid travel to Austria and Italy. The text: [I]Orden der Ritter im Kyffhäuser[/I] Order of the Knights in Kyffhäuser [I] Der edle Ritter Adalbert von Everstein aus dem Voigtland[/I] The noble knight Adalbert von Everstein from Voigtland (Voigtland is now spelled Vogtland, it is near the Czech border) [I]Eingetreten 2 VI 1219 Ritter 12 X 1219 Schwertfeger 13 XI 1220 Burgbaumritter 25 XI 1223 Zu wiederholten Malen Kanzler und Ritter vom Thron[/I] - Enlisted 2 VI 1219 (June 2nd 1219) - Knight 12 X 1219 (October 12th 1219) - Schwertfeger 13 XI 1220 (November 13th 1220) A Schwertfeger was someone who sharpened sword blades, [USER=20148]@the blacksmith[/USER] probably knows the proper term in English. - Burgbaumritter 25 XI 1223 (November 25th 1223) Ritter is knight, but I have no idea what type of knight a 'Burgbaumritter' was. Since Burg means fortress or castle, I suspect he may have been in charge of the defense of the palace of Kyffhäuser. - Repeatedly chancellor and knight of the throne. [I]Gemalt von Pfalzgraf Götz von Berlichingen 1228.[/I] Painted by palatine earl Götz von Berlichingen 1228. The information above is about the original painting. Below the line is information about your copy: [I](Otto Weigert / West N.Y. / N.J. gemalt von Karl Deichmann / N.Y. /Scheiding (Sept) 1928)[/I] 'Gemalt von' means painted by. So this was painted by Karl Deichmann in New York. I suspect he painted fellow German immigrant Otto Weigert from West New York, NJ, posing as Adalbert von Everstein. So in spite of the historic subject, the face we are looking at is probably Otto Weigert's face. I did the 'German connection', but I am sure one of our US members will help you find out more about Karl Deichmann and Otto Weigert in NY and NJ.[/QUOTE]
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