Benjamin Altman

Benjamin Altman (12 ga Yuli, 1840 - 7 ga Oktoba, 1913) wani mai shagon sayar da kayayyaki ne na birnin New York kuma mai tattara kayan fasaha wanda aka fi sani a yau saboda tarin kayan fasahansa, wanda ya bayar da gudummawa ga Gidan Tarihi na Fasaha na Metropolitan . 

 Rayuwa da aiki 
An haifi Benjamin Altman a ranar 12 ga Yuli, 1840,  ɗan Yahudawan Bavaria waɗanda suka yi ƙaura zuwa Amurka a 1835 suka buɗe ƙaramin shago a Titin Attorney a birnin New York. Bayan ya yi aiki a shagon kayan busassun na mahaifinsa, Altman ya tafi shi kaɗai. A 1865, Altman ya kafa B. Altman and Company, wani shagon kayan busassun nama da ke kan titin Third Avenue da titin 10 a birnin New York. Tsawon shekaru, shagon ya girma cikin wadata kuma ya faɗaɗa zuwa wasu wurare da dama. A 1877, wani babban shago ya buɗe a Titin Sixth; an yi masa lakabi da "Fadar Kasuwanci" saboda kyawawan gine-ginensa, shagon Altman yana ɗaya daga cikin na farko da ya nuna tufafi na shekaru daban-daban a yankuna daban-daban. A 1906, an buɗe ginin B. Altman da Kamfanin a Fifth Avenue. 

Altman ya yi amfani da dukiyarsa wajen daukar nauyin wasu shirye-shirye a garinsu na asali. Jim kaɗan kafin rasuwarsa a ranar 7 ga Oktoba, 1913,  ya kafa Gidauniyar Altman, wata ƙungiyar agaji don tallafawa cibiyoyin ilimi a birnin New York. 

 Tarin zane-zane da hotuna 
Benjamin Altman kwararren mai tattara zane-zanen Rembrandt ne da faranti na Gabas, wanda ya samu da yawa daga cikinsu ta hanyar abokinsa, dillalin zane-zane Henry J. Duveen . Max Friedlander ya shawarce shi sau da yawa a cikin siyan zanensa. Bayan mutuwarsa, ya ba da gudummawar tarin ga Gidan Tarihi na Fasaha na Metropolitan . Tarin zane-zanen kawai ya shahara saboda haɗa Vermeer na farko na gidan tarihi da Rembrandts 20, kodayake kaɗan daga cikinsu an sadaukar da su kuma an sake ba su suna. Tarin ya kuma ƙunshi manyan hotunan 'yan kasuwa na Flemish da Jamus daga Renaissance. 

 Zane-zane a cikin gadon Benjamin Altman, 1913 
imagetitlepainterdateaccession numberThe Met urlcenter|155x155pxMan with a Steel GorgetStyle of Rembrandt164814.40.601METcenter|169x169pxYonker Ramp and his sweetheartFrans Hals162314.40.602METcenter|166x166pxOld Woman in an ArmchairJacob Adriaensz Backer164014.40.603METcenter|156x156pxThe Fingernail TestFrans HalsJudith Leyster162614.40.604METcenter|167x167pxShrovetide RevellersFrans Hals161614.40.605METcenter|164x164pxSaint Justina of PaduaBartolomeo Montagna14.40.606METcenter|160x160pxSelf-PortraitGerrit Dou166514.40.607METcenter|170x170pxRembrandt's Son TitusStyle of Rembrandt1680s14.40.608METcenter|158x158pxOld Woman Cutting Her NailsStyle of Rembrandt1650s14.40.609METcenter|128x128pxPilate Washing His HandsStyle of Rembrandt1660s14.40.610METcenter|147x147pxA Girl AsleepJohannes Vermeer165714.40.611METcenter|154x154pxYoung Woman Peeling ApplesNicolaes Maes165514.40.612METcenter|128x128pxInterior with a Young CouplePieter de Hooch166214.40.613METcenter|128x128pxEntrance to a VillageMeindert Hobbema1690s14.40.614METcenter|152x152pxPortrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa DurazzoAnthony van Dyck14.40.615METcenter|128x128pxYoung Herdsmen with CowsAelbert Cuyp14.40.616METcenter|143x143pxA Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a CavalierGerard ter Borch14.40.617METcenter|153x153pxSelf portraitRembrandt166014.40.618METcenter|158x158pxLucas van Uffel (died 1637)Anthony van Dyck1624s14.40.619METcenter|158x158pxPortrait of a man with gloves in handRembrandt164814.40.620METcenter|160x160pxMan with a Magnifying GlassRembrandt1660s14.40.621METcenter|157x157pxWoman with a Pink CarnationRembrandt1660s14.40.622METcenter|128x128pxWheat FieldsJacob van Ruisdael167014.40.623METcenter|160x160pxPortrait of a Man ("The Auctioneer")Follower of Rembrandt165814.40.624METcenter|173x173pxPortrait of a WomanRembrandt163314.40.625METcenter|128x128pxPortrait of Maria PortinariHans Memling147014.40.626–27METcenter|128x128pxThe CrucifixionFra Angelico14.40.628METcenter|172x172pxYoung Woman with a Pearl Necklaceafter Willem Drost; bequeathed as a Rembrandt in 1913165414.40.629METcenter|158x158pxUlrich Fugger (1490–1525)Hans Maler zu Schwaz152514.40.630METcenter|128x128pxThe Supper at EmmausDiego Velázquez14.40.631METcenter|156x156pxVirgin and Child with AngelsBernard van Orley14.40.632METcenter|155x155pxVirgin and Child with Saint AnneAlbrecht Dürer151914.40.633METcenter|128x128pxMystic Marriage of St. CatherineHans Memling147914.40.634METcenter|128x128pxMadonna and Child with AngelsWorkshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio1500s14.40.635METcenter|156x156pxChrist Taking Leave of His MotherGerard David14.40.636METcenter|165x165pxLady Lee (Margaret Wyatt, born about 1509)Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger1540s14.40.637METcenter|173x173pxFederigo Gonzaga (1500–1540)Francesco Francia151014.40.638METcenter|248x248pxPhilip IV (1605–1665), King of SpainDiego Velázquez14.40.639METcenter|143x143pxPortrait of a ManTitian151214.40.640METcenter|189x189pxMadonna and Child with Saint Joseph and an AngelRaffaellino del Garbo14.40.641METcenter|175x175pxThe Last Communion of Saint JeromeSandro Botticelli149514.40.642METcenter|160x160pxThe Holy Family with Saint Mary MagdalenAndrea Mantegna149514.40.643METcenter|183x183pxPortrait of a ManDieric Bouts147014.40.644METcenter|171x171pxPortrait of a Young ManAntonello da Messina14.40.645METcenter|167x167pxLady Rich (Elizabeth Jenks, died 1558)Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger154014.40.646METcenter|175x175pxMadonna and ChildWorkshop of Andrea del Verrocchio147014.40.647METcenter|175x175pxPortrait of an old manHans Memling147514.40.648METcenter|186x186pxPortrait of a Young ManCosimo Tura14.40.649METcenter|162x162pxPortrait of Cardinal Filippo ArchintoTitian14.40.650METcenter|128x128pxBathsheba at her ToiletteRembrandt164314.40.651METcenter|128x128pxChanging PastureAnton Mauve14.40.810METcenter|174x174pxThe FerrymanJean-Baptiste Camille Corot1865s14.40.811METcenter|184x184pxTwilightAnton Mauve14.40.812METcenter|128x128pxA Pond in PicardyJean-Baptiste Camille Corot14.40.813METcenter|128x128pxA Path among the RocksThéodore Rousseau14.40.814METcenter|128x128pxThe Banks of the OiseCharles-François Daubigny186314.40.815METcenter|128x128pxThe Return to the FoldAnton Mauve14.40.816METcenter|169x169pxA Lane through the TreesJean-Baptiste Camille Corot14.40.817METcenter|128x128pxA River Landscape with StorksCharles-François Daubigny186414.40.818METcenter|128x128pxThe Edge of the WoodsNarcisse Virgilio Díaz187214.40.819MET
Akwai hoton Altman a cikin Gidan Tarihi na Jihar New York da ke Albany; ɗan ƙasar Switzerland mai zane-zane Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) ne ya zana shi, kuma abokin kasuwancin Altman Michael Friedsam ya ba shi kyautar ga Ƙungiyar Kasuwanci ta New York. Müller-Ury ya san Altman da kansa a matsayin abokin cinikin dillalin fasaha Henry Duveen . An tilasta masa yin zane daga hoto bayan mutuwar Altman. Ya fara kammala hoton Altman mai girman inci 50 x 40 (inci) wanda ke zaune a cikin gallery ɗinsa tare da Rembrandt a bayansa da kuma gilashin fure na China a kan tebur kusa da shi, amma Gidan Tarihi na Fasaha na Metropolitan, wanda aka zana masa wannan, ya zaɓi wani hoton Altman na Ellen Emmet Rand wanda aka yi shi da hoto, kuma babban aikin Müller-Ury ya tafi ofisoshin Gidauniyar; tun daga lokacin ya ɓace.

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