Franz Werner Von Tamm (Amburgo 1658 -Vienna 1754)

Franz Werner Von Tamm, known as Monsù Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754) Attributed to Still life of fruit with green woodpecker Oil on canvas (58 x 74 cm - Framed 76 x 92 cm) (LINK complete details) This magnificent still life (of which the corresponding pendant is also available - link -), depicts a composition of fruits, arranged on a plane with a dark background, including two melons, a bunch of white grapes, freshly picked plums, on whose leaves there are still drops of dew, chestnuts still in their burr and peaches. At the top is portrayed a cute little bird, specifically a green woodpecker. This is an extremely fascinating work, thanks to the detailed and realistic style, whose harmonious composition and masterful use of color and light, give the objects greater plasticity against the dark background. Each fruit depicted in the work is meticulously painted, capturing texture, shape and color with great precision, with a detailed approach that creates a sense of realism, making the objects almost palpable. The compositional taste of the canvas easily allows us to attribute the authorship to a master trained in the fervent 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 among the large number of still life painters, Italian and foreign, 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 collectors of the aristocracy such as the Pallavicini, the Falconieri and the Spada; important patrician commissions that spread its 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 of the painter. 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 in conjunction: - 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 a 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. Also follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/