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Old Masters

The PTSS collection

This website lists the works of art and objects of the Peyersche Tobias Stimmer-Stiftung (PTSS) of Schaffhausen. Most of the objects listed are on permanent loan to the Museum zu Allerheiligen or the Schaffhausen City Library.

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Devotionsbild der Familie Funk

Devotional picture of the Funk Family

Bernhard Strigel (about 1460–1528), um 1513 Oil and tempera on Oak panel,

Bernhard Strigel, son of the sculptor Ivo Strigel, was first mentioned in the Memmingen tax book in 1505. He was the principal painter for Emperor Maximilian I, of whom he painted several portraits, including the only one in his coronation insignia. In 1518 Strigel was elected master of the Mercer's' guild and the Memmingen council, where he also served as envoy for legal affairs. One of his main works is the family altar of St. Stephen in Mindelheim, donated in 1505 by the mercenary leader Ulrich Frundsberg and his wife Barbara Rechberg.

Urteil des Paris

Judgement of Paris

Lucas Cranach the elder (about 1553), workshop about 1525, um 1525 Oil and tempera on wood
Bildnis eines bärtigen Mannes

Portrait of a bearded man

Lucas Cranach the elder (about 1472–1553), 1527 Oil and tempera on Beech panel

Works by Lucas Cranach the Elder are among the important acquisitions made by the Stimmer Foundation. The Wittenberg painter ran a successful workshop that produced numerous altar paintings, religious and mythological motifs in addition to portraits. The intimate portrait of the unknown bearded man was probably intended for private use.

Bildnis eines jüngeren Mannes

Portrait of a young man

Ambrosius Holbein (about 1494–about 1519), um 1519 Oil on wood

Ambrosius Holbein, brother of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98–1543), worked with the Schaffhausen painter Thomas Schmid (around 1490–1550/60) on the decoration of the main Hall of the St George monastery in Stein am Rhein during his journeymanship. The small circular picture is one of the very few paintings attributed to the Basel book illustrator, who died young.

Maria mit Kind und Traube (Traubenmadonna) (Restauriert)

Virgin and Child with grapes

Lucas Cranach the elder (about 1472–1553), um 1535-40 Oil on European Beech panel

Cranach's Madonna of the Grapes shows Mary with her son Jesus eating from a bunch of grapes. The motif anticipates Christ's passion. By dying on the cross, he forgave everyone their sins. The memory of the blood that was shed lives on in the church tradition of the Lord's Supper, during which the faithful take a sip of wine.

Lucas Cranach repeated such motifs again and again in his successful artist workshop. This enabled him to serve a wide variety of customers. The Schaffhausen version was probably intended as a devotional picture for a private setting. The winged snake, the certificate of authenticity from the Cranach workshop, proves its originality.

The Madonna of the Grapes by Lucas Cranach the elder has been in the Museum zu Allerheiligen since 1953 on permanent loan from the Peyer'sche Tobias Stimmer Foundation.

Bildnis Herzog Wilhelm IV. von Bayern

Portrait of Duke Wilhelm IV. of Bavaria

Barthel Beham (um 1502–1540), um 1533 Tempera on wood panel
Bildnis Maria Jacobaea, Gemahlin des Herzog Wilhelm IV. von Bayern

Portrait of Maria Jacobaea, wife of Duke Wilhelm IV. of Bavaria

Barthel Beham (about 1502–1540), 1534 Tempera on wood panel
Geburt Christi

Nativity

Unknown, 2. Hälfte 15. Jahrhundert Oil on wood

The painting was restored 1987-1988 

Bildnis Johann Jakob Maurer

Portrait of Johann Jakob Maurer

Unknown/ Jacob Maurer (1737–1780), earlier attribution, um 1770 Oil on wood
Entwurf für die Bemalung des Hauses „Zun drei Ständen“

Design for wall frescoes at the house „Zun drei Ständen“ (Herrenacker 10, "Peyerburg")

Daniel Lindtmayer the younger (1552–1603/1607) 1587, 1587 Pen and ink, Paper
Geburt Christi

Nativity

Tobias Stimmer (1539–1584) 1565, 1565 Ink wash on paper

This sheet is one of around a hundred surviving drawings by Stimmer. It testifies to his artistic mastery in dealing freely with a traditional subject. The rather perky depiction of the naked baby Jesus is original. This is touchingly human and biblical at the same time: The Son of God who became man is made real.

Selbstbildnis

Self-portrait

Tobias Stimmer (1539–1584), um 1563 Chalk, Ink and watercolour on paper

In 1991, after years of negotiation, the Stimmer Stiftung managed a coup with the purchase of this small watercolour drawing. Thus, was the Stiftung  able to acquire one of the rare autograph works by Tobias Stimmer (which was also a self portrait).  The self-confident expression of the young artist is unparalleled at a time when the individual and self-portraiture were becoming increasingly important.

Der heilige Paulus aus einer Apostel-Serie

St Paul from a series of the Apostles

Tobias Stimmer (1539–1584), 1578 Pen and brown ink on paper