Johann BRETSCHNEIDER (1680-1729). A collector's interior. At - Lot 207

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Johann BRETSCHNEIDER (1680-1729). A collector's interior. At - Lot 207
Johann BRETSCHNEIDER (1680-1729). A collector's interior. At the crossroads of the 17th and 18th centuries, Johann Michael Bretschneider was a German painter renowned for his numerous depictions of interiors. One of the artist's most famous series brings together the grandeur and richness of collectors' cabinets and art galleries. The latter promotes scholarly places, characterized by spacious exhibition spaces, in which astronomical objects, furniture and paintings are grouped together. The composition of our study can be compared with that of the Gemäldegalerie, owned by the State of Bavaria and currently on display in the Bamberg residence. The works show an omnipresence of paintings, enhanced by a perfect arrangement of settings and symmetrical subjects. Still lifes, portraits, genre scenes and history are all on display. The recurrent presence of figures in Bretschneider's productions is noteworthy, and contributes to inking the settings with a certain dynamism, reflecting the curiosity aroused in spectators in these places of wealth. The following works can be recognized in our painting: -Susanna and the Elders, Rubens, 1607, Rome, Galerie Borghèse (other version in Madrid, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Saint-Ferdinand, -The Abduction of Ganymede, Correggio, c. 1530, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, -Philippe IV on horseback, Velasquez, c. 1635, Prado Museum, Madrid, -Adoration of the Shepherds, Hans von Aachen, late 16th century. - Altarpiece painted around 1577 in Rome for the Gesù church, no longer extant. Aegidius copper engraving and drawing, preserved in the British Museum (c. 1586-1588), -Study room of an alchemist, Thomas Wyck. Oil on canvas. Bears a signature "Teniers" in the lower right-hand corner. Lining, old restorations. Dimensions : 87 x 121 cm. Expert : Cabinet Turquin Paris.
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