ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN HEINRICH TISCHBEIN THE ELDER (HAYNA 1722-1789 CASSEL)
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN HEINRICH TISCHBEIN THE ELDER (HAYNA 1722-1789 CASSEL) Abraham kneeling before the Three Angels oil on panel 53.3 x 41.9 cm The style and treatment of the painting point to its likely execution during and after the 1740s. The work can be compared on stylistic grounds to treatments after his studies in Paris C1743-48 and most notibly with the studio of Carl van Loo, the present panel is characterised by meticulous detail, refined technique, comparable treatment of light and a similar characterisation of the figures. Tischbein received his early training in Germany, from among others his elder brother, Johann Valentin Tischbein. Paris exerted huge influence on the visual arts at the courts of Germany; and it was therefore perfectly natural for an aspirant painter to further his studies in Paris. Tischbein went there in 1743 and had the prescience to attach himself to the establishment of Carl van Loo. Now somewhat overlooked, van Loo was a sensible choice as a mentor, Tischbein had much to learn, and spent five years in Paris. In 1748, however, he set out for Italy. He spent eight months in Venice and then moved by way of Bologna and Florence to Rome.Click here to share:
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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN HEINRICH TISCHBEIN THE ELDER (HAYNA 1722-1789 CASSEL) Abraham kneeling before the Three Angels oil on panel 53.3 x 41.9 cm The style and treatment of the painting point to its likely execution during and after the 1740s. The work can be compared on stylistic grounds to treatments after his studies in Paris C1743-48 and most notibly with the studio of Carl van Loo, the present panel is characterised by meticulous detail, refined technique, comparable treatment of light and a similar characterisation of the figures. Tischbein received his early training in Germany, from among others his elder brother, Johann Valentin Tischbein. Paris exerted huge influence on the visual arts at the courts of Germany; and it was therefore perfectly natural for an aspirant painter to further his studies in Paris. Tischbein went there in 1743 and had the prescience to attach himself to the establishment of Carl van Loo. Now somewhat overlooked, van Loo was a sensible choice as a mentor, Tischbein had much to learn, and spent five years in Paris. In 1748, however, he set out for Italy. He spent eight months in Venice and then moved by way of Bologna and Florence to Rome.Click here to share:
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