COUNTESS ANNA LOCHIS (Martin van Meytens Workshop)

LA GALLERYA PRESENTS Important portrait of "ANNA LOCHIS COUNTESS of REZIA" oil on original canvas, contemporary frame primary Austrian craftsmanship Meytens' workshop minor losses, untouched H80CM X 60 CM W without frame important provenance Martin van Meytens was born on June 16, 1695, in Stockholm, where he was baptized. In 1714, he went to England where he was able to study the portraiture of Anton van Dyck, from which he was certainly influenced, and where he learned enamel painting. In 1717, he obtained his first important commissions from Augustus II of Poland, also derived from his great skill in portraiture and miniatures (works that he also performed for Tsar Peter the Great). In 1721, he moved to Vienna where he obtained commissions from Emperor Charles VI, where he remained for two years before leaving in 1723 for Italy. In Italy, van Meytens was in Venice, Rome, Naples, Florence, Bologna, Modena, Milan, Turin, and Genoa. In particular, during his Roman period, he collaborated on works for Benedict XIII. From 1731, he was officially welcomed into the Viennese court, becoming court painter to the royal family from 1740 with the ascent to the throne of Maria Theresa of Austria, who commissioned him no less than eight official portraits during her lifetime, focused on her alone. In 1759, he was appointed Director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He then remained in Vienna until March 23, 1770, the date of his death. APPRECIATED TELEPHONE CONTACT LUCA 339 37 97 813 LA GALLERYA WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LARGE EXHIBITION WITH WAREHOUSE 1000 SQM HIGH ANTIQUE FINE ART, PAINTING, SCULPTURES, MARBLES, AND ANCIENT ART OBJECTS VISIT ALL OUR PROPOSALS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IN VIA AUTOSTRADA 34D MAGLIANO ALPI HIGHWAY TO/SV CARRA EXIT 500M TO THE LEFT 'ESTIMATES APPRAISALS, SUCCESSIONS AND HERITAGE DIVISIONS WE PRIVATELY PURCHASE ANTIQUES, ANTIQUE FURNITURE, ENTIRE INHERITANCES' IMMEDIATE PAYMENT MAX SERIOUSNESS NEW WEEKLY ARRIVALS WE RECEIVE BY PERSONALIZED APPOINTMENT OUTSIDE OF HOURS ALSO ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS Province of vision: CN (Cuneo) Italy