Franz Werner Von Tamm (1658 - 1754)

Attributed to Franz Werner Von Tamm, known as Monsù Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754) Still life of fruit with lizard Oil on canvas, 58 x 74 cm. - Framed 76 x 92 cm. This magnificent still life (of which the related pendant is also available - link -), depicts a composition of fruits, arranged on a surface with a dark background, including some juicy bunches of grapes of various qualities, freshly picked from the vines on whose leaves there are still drops of dew, apricots placed in a woven wicker basket, and ripe figs placed on a silver plate that reflects their shapes. On the right is portrayed a curious lizard, who turns to check that it is not seen. This is an extremely fascinating work, thanks to its detailed and realistic style, the harmonious composition and the masterful use of color and light, which give the objects greater plasticity against the dark background. Each fruit represented in the work is meticulously painted, capturing its texture, shape and color with great precision, with a detailed approach that creates a sense of realism. The compositional taste of the canvas allows us to easily attribute its authorship to a master trained in the fervid 17th-century Baroque Rome, in particular Franz Werner von Tamm, known as Monsù Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754), as it fully exemplifies the specific peculiarities, both from an executive and inventive point of view. Von Tamm was certainly one of the most varied personalities in the crowded number of still life painters active in Rome, carrying out a very successful career in the papal city; thanks to his friendship with the figure painter Carlo Maratti, Tamm worked for the great aristocratic collectors such as the Pallavicini, the Falconieri and the Spada; important patrician commissions that spread his fame throughout Europe: Spain, France, England, Germany. Brief stays in Florence and Venice followed, and then the appointment as court painter in Vienna, by Emperor Leopold. To support the attributive reference, we illustrate below some compositions with the same theme by the painter. The same lizard, for example, can be found in a painting by the painter, from a private collection, cataloged in the Zeri Foundation: https://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/photo/156262/Anonimo%20-%20Stilleben%20n.%20F.%20W.%2.... Below are two works, with the same dimensions and type of composition as ours, which could in particular be the complements of the series or made at the same time: - Still life of fruit (Alte Pinakothek München): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/JzG60p2xWO#&gid=1&pid=1 - Still life of fruit with snail (Alte Pinakothek München): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/rqxNrgjxvW/franz-werner-von-tamm/fruechtestueck Furthermore - Still life of fruit with melons and figs, c. 1690, (Hamburger Kunsthalle Museum): https://rkd.nl/images/281635 - Still life with white rabbit, dated 1691 (Karlsruhe State Museum): https://rkd.nl/images/279511 - Still life of fruit with game, dated 1720 (Galerie Belvedere Vienna Museum): https://rkd.nl/images/288916 - Still life with apple tree (National Museum in Warsaw): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tamm_Still_life_with_a_musk_melon.jpg - Still life of fruit (Alte Pinakothek Nürnberg): https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/8MLv9gyxz3/franz-werner-von-tamm/fruechtestillleben ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is completed by an antique wooden frame and is sold with a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic sheet. We take care of and organize the transport of purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. Contact us for any information, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/