Eberhard Wächter 1762 Balingen – Stuttgart 1852 Portrait of a young lady, a puppy on her lap and cherries in her hand
Oil on canvas, relined. (c. 1797). 60.5 x 76.1 cm. With two red lacquer seals on the reverse of the stretcher. Framed.
Period
19th century
Technique
Oil
Details
Provenienz:
Tajan (S.V.V.), Paris, Auktion, 17.10.2003, Los 62;
Hampel, München, Auktion, 8.12.2006, Los 375;
Fischer, Luzern, Auktion, 14.11.2007, Los 1049;
Privatsammlung, Hessen.
Description
Flavius Belisarius was an Eastern Roman general of Thracian origin who served as a general under Emperor Justinian I. The legend of Belisarius, who was blinded and ended up as a beggar, found a lively reception in the visual arts, but also in music with the opera “Belisario” by Gaetano Donizetti (1836). Eberhard Wächter, who at times led a materially deprived life himself, shows Belisar surrounded by onlookers who are outraged by his stoic nature and mock him by asking for alms from the pauper.
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Oil on canvas, relined. (c. 1797). 60.5 x 76.1 cm. With two red lacquer seals on the reverse of the stretcher. Framed.
Period
19th century
Technique
Oil
Details
Provenienz:
Tajan (S.V.V.), Paris, Auktion, 17.10.2003, Los 62;
Hampel, München, Auktion, 8.12.2006, Los 375;
Fischer, Luzern, Auktion, 14.11.2007, Los 1049;
Privatsammlung, Hessen.
Description
Flavius Belisarius was an Eastern Roman general of Thracian origin who served as a general under Emperor Justinian I. The legend of Belisarius, who was blinded and ended up as a beggar, found a lively reception in the visual arts, but also in music with the opera “Belisario” by Gaetano Donizetti (1836). Eberhard Wächter, who at times led a materially deprived life himself, shows Belisar surrounded by onlookers who are outraged by his stoic nature and mock him by asking for alms from the pauper.
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